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Weather Records on 12 August 1911

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1911. Highest significance: Uppsala_Aut, SE.

Key Facts for 12 August 1911

  • On 12 August 1911, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 26 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 30 daily.
  • Uppsala_Aut set a daily record high minimum temperature of 16.3 C (61.3 F) on 12 August 1911.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 12 August 1911 33 station records on 12 August 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 12 August 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 August 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord high minimum temperature16.3 C (61.3 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high maximum temperature33.2 C (91.8 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature30.3 C (86.5 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high minimum temperature20.7 C (69.3 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature30.5 C (86.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.3 mm (0.01 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high maximum temperature32.7 C (90.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature32.3 C (90.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port AlbertAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature33.5 C (92.3 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord high maximum temperature29.2 C (84.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature26.8 C (80.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature30.3 C (86.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high maximum temperature30.1 C (86.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
GnaltaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high maximum temperature30.9 C (87.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high minimum temperature19.5 C (67.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature19.7 C (67.5 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie LukiRussiaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature16.8 C (62.2 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.7 C (51.3 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 12 August 1911 by type Records set or tied on 12 August 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 051015Highest daily maximum: 14Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 12Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 August 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 12 August 1911 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum14
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum12
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 August 1911 by timescale Records on 12 August 1911 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 1monthly: 2daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 August 1911 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 30.
Records on 12 August 1911 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly2
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 August 1911 Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.5. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 2: 182 to 4: 104 to 6: 26 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 August 1911
MarginRecords
0 to 218
2 to 410
4 to 62
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1911
Top 20 records on 12 August 1911 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 August 1911Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily high min16.3 C (61.3 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)64 years29 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1911Piketberg (Pol), ZAdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)21 years26 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1911Uccle, BEdaily high max33.2 C (91.8 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)26 years24 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1911Cet Central England, GBdaily high max30.3 C (86.5 F)4.3 C (7.7 F)17 years22 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1911Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low max24.4 C (75.9 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)12 years22 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1911Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min11.0 C (51.8 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)41 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1911Uccle, BEmonthly high min20.7 C (69.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)0 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1911Nordby (Fano), DKdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)30 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1911Arnsberg, DEdaily high max30.5 C (86.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1911St. Petersburg, RUdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1911Darwin Post Office, AUdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)41 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1911Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high max32.7 C (90.9 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1911Freiburg, DEdaily high max32.3 C (90.1 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1911Port Albert, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1911Dubuque River, USdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1911Magdeburg, DEdaily high max33.5 C (92.3 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)9 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1911Gorlitz, DEdaily high max29.2 C (84.6 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1911Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)35 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1911Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1911Tranebjerg, DKdaily high max26.8 C (80.2 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)9 years13 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 1911
Records on 08-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1911. 1911 had 33 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 1911. 1911 had 33 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).