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Weather Records on 12 August 1909

42 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1909. Highest significance: Wangaratta, AU.

Key Facts for 12 August 1909

  • On 12 August 1909, 42 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 42 daily.
  • Wangaratta set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 12 August 1909.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

42 stations
Weather records on 12 August 1909 42 station records on 12 August 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
42 station records on 12 August 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 August 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
WangarattaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
BoolcarrolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
GilgoinAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Corrella)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
RosedaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WarraweenaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
CollendinaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala HomesteadAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawonga Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
BenerembahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Thelangerin EastAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
CalgaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.1 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
BoorolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature22.0 C (71.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Youngara 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

42 records
Records on 12 August 1909 by type Records set or tied on 12 August 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 30. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 30Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 August 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 30.
Records on 12 August 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall30
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 August 1909 by timescale Records on 12 August 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 42. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 42all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 August 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 42.
Records on 12 August 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily42

How Much Records Were Beaten By

40 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 August 1909 Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.8. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 245 to 10: 810 to 15: 315 to 20: 420 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 August 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 524
5 to 108
10 to 153
15 to 204
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1909
Top 20 records on 12 August 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 August 1909Wangaratta, AUdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)30.8 mm (1.2 in)25 years50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1909Albury, AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)46 years33 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1909Boolcarrol, AUdaily rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)19.0 mm (0.7 in)9 years27 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1909Gilgoin, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)21 years26 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1909Goonoo Goonoo Station, AUdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)16.3 mm (0.6 in)21 years26 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1909Collerina (Corrella), AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)21 years24 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1909Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)33 years21 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1909Rosedale, AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1909Warraweena, AUdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1909Urana Post Office, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1909Murrurundi Post Office, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1909Urana (Butherwah), AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)24 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1909Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)19 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1909Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1909Collendina, AUdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)22 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1909Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)22 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1909Mulwala Homestead, AUdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)25 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1909Yarrawonga Post Office, AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)25 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1909Yanco (Billinbah East), AUdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)25 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1909Benerembah, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)19 years16 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1909
Records on 08-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1909. 1909 had 42 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 11796: 11811: 21814: 11815: 11825: 11843: 11851: 11854: 11855: 21856: 11861: 11864: 31865: 11867: 11868: 11871: 21872: 11873: 11874: 21875: 31876: 21879: 11881: 21883: 11884: 11885: 11887: 21888: 21889: 41890: 41891: 41892: 21893: 11894: 11895: 61896: 21897: 41898: 11899: 101900: 11901: 51902: 91903: 141904: 131905: 161906: 81907: 81908: 311909: 421910: 161911: 331912: 401913: 391914: 261915: 461916: 311917: 1341918: 371919: 421920: 261921: 1741922: 711923: 891924: 2671925: 1501926: 1541927: 1451928: 1731929: 2761930: 5011931: 7081932: 4181933: 2711934: 4711935: 4081936: 5911937: 3561938: 2371939: 2821940: 5451941: 4811942: 2571943: 5231944: 5951945: 2951946: 6551947: 7291948: 3841949: 4691950: 4421951: 3571952: 5331953: 2271954: 9691955: 5901956: 2651957: 3841958: 4061959: 3881960: 7071961: 3811962: 4661963: 5591964: 1,3461965: 9771966: 7771967: 1,1351968: 4441969: 6291970: 4221971: 4861972: 4731973: 4421974: 5601975: 5931976: 4951977: 7471978: 5711979: 1,1921980: 6921981: 6651982: 7891983: 9231984: 6651985: 9351986: 6151987: 9351988: 1,5181989: 8271990: 7271991: 7261992: 1,1341993: 9361994: 8611995: 1,6541996: 1,3361997: 1,3631998: 1,2151999: 1,3252000: 7412001: 8552002: 1,3452003: 1,7522004: 1,8722005: 1,0852006: 8742007: 1,2092008: 9702009: 8142010: 1,9072011: 9032012: 9102013: 4272014: 7872015: 7572016: 1,2902017: 5332018: 5712019: 6952020: 7302021: 9802022: 6162023: 7792024: 6592025: 6392026: 8491793187218941911192819451962197919962013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1909. 1909 had 42 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-12 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17961
18112
18141
18151
18251
18431
18511
18541
18552
18561
18611
18643
18651
18671
18681
18712
18721
18731
18742
18753
18762
18791
18812
18831
18841
18851
18872
18882
18894
18904
18914
18922
18931
18941
18956
18962
18974
18981
189910
19001
19015
19029
190314
190413
190516
19068
19078
190831
190942
191016
191133
191240
191339
191426
191546
191631
1917134
191837
191942
192026
1921174
192271
192389
1924267
1925150
1926154
1927145
1928173
1929276
1930501
1931708
1932418
1933271
1934471
1935408
1936591
1937356
1938237
1939282
1940545
1941481
1942257
1943523
1944595
1945295
1946655
1947729
1948384
1949469
1950442
1951357
1952533
1953227
1954969
1955590
1956265
1957384
1958406
1959388
1960707
1961381
1962466
1963559
19641,346
1965977
1966777
19671,135
1968444
1969629
1970422
1971486
1972473
1973442
1974560
1975593
1976495
1977747
1978571
19791,192
1980692
1981665
1982789
1983923
1984665
1985935
1986615
1987935
19881,518
1989827
1990727
1991726
19921,134
1993936
1994861
19951,654
19961,336
19971,363
19981,215
19991,325
2000741
2001855
20021,345
20031,752
20041,872
20051,085
2006874
20071,209
2008970
2009814
20101,907
2011903
2012910
2013427
2014787
2015757
20161,290
2017533
2018571
2019695
2020730
2021980
2022616
2023779
2024659
2025639
2026849

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).