Weather Records on 6 August 1912

57 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1912. Highest significance: Yalta, UA.

Key Facts for 6 August 1912

On 6 August 1912, 57 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 55 daily.
Yalta set a daily record precipitation of 38.2 mm (1.5 in) on 6 August 1912.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

57 stations

57 station records on 6 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Goorianawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Eversleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsons Mount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Ferntree Gully	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

57 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 28.

Records on 6 August 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	28
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 55.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

48 broken records

Margins by which the 48 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1912

Top 20 records on 6 August 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1912	Yalta, UA	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1912	Vinga, SE	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1912	Falsterbo, SE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1912	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1912	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1912	San Diego Wbo, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1912	Varberg, SE	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1912	Sveg, SE	monthly high min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1912	Washington, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1912	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1912	Portland, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1912	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1912	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1912	Galway, IE	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1912	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	21 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1912	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1912	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high min	20.2 C (68.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1912	Durham, GB	daily low min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	27 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1912	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	17 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1912	Tamworth Airport, AU	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	22 years	12 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

1794 to 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1912. 1912 had 57 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	42
5 to 10	1
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1