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Weather Records on 7 August 1912

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1912. Highest significance: Metten, DE.

Key Facts for 7 August 1912

  • On 7 August 1912, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Metten set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 7 August 1912.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 7 August 1912 31 station records on 7 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 7 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 August 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
MettenGermanyRecord daily precipitation42.0 mm (1.7 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation37.9 mm (1.5 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord daily precipitation44.3 mm (1.7 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
BjuroklubbSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KerkwerveNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature8.8 C (47.8 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation26.0 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation25.8 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)GermanyRecord daily precipitation19.4 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie LukiRussiaRecord high minimum temperature17.6 C (63.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature16.5 C (61.7 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.1 C (50.2 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord low maximum temperature17.4 C (63.3 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high minimum temperature15.5 C (59.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 7 August 1912 by type Records set or tied on 7 August 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 10Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 August 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 7 August 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum10
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 August 1912 by timescale Records on 7 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 29.
Records on 7 August 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 August 1912 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.5. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 205 to 10: 310 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 August 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 520
5 to 103
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 252

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1912
Top 20 records on 7 August 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 August 1912Metten, DEdaily rain42.0 mm (1.7 in)23.5 mm (0.9 in)25 years43 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1912Chemnitz, DEdaily rain37.9 mm (1.5 in)21.5 mm (0.8 in)4 years37 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1912Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily rain44.3 mm (1.7 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)31 years27 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1912St. Petersburg, RUdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)29 years21 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1912Bjuroklubb, SEdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)8.5 mm (0.33 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1912Kerkwerve, NLdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)6.2 mm (0.24 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1912Kola-In-Murman, RUdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)9 years18 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1912Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max8.8 C (47.8 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1912Port Arthur, CAdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1912Oksoey Fyr, NOdaily rain26.0 mm (1.0 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1912Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily low max12.8 C (55.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1912St John's, CAdaily low max11.1 C (52.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1912Regensburg, DEdaily rain25.8 mm (1.0 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1912Freiburg, DEdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1912St John's, CAdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1912Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1912Windsor Riverside, CAdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1912Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DEdaily rain19.4 mm (0.8 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1912Velikie Luki, RUdaily high min17.6 C (63.7 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1912Haparanda, SEdaily high min16.5 C (61.7 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)7 years9 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

1808 to 1912
Records on 08-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1912. 1912 had 31 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001808: 11812: 11815: 11816: 11817: 11833: 21844: 11845: 11848: 11857: 31858: 11859: 21861: 11866: 11868: 11869: 31870: 21875: 11876: 51879: 11880: 21882: 11883: 11884: 21886: 11887: 21888: 51889: 21891: 31892: 31893: 11894: 11895: 71896: 21897: 21898: 41899: 11900: 61901: 31902: 51903: 171904: 81905: 81906: 91907: 101908: 131909: 111910: 11911: 361912: 311913: 391914: 241915: 401916: 501917: 211918: 1081919: 361920: 361921: 551922: 611923: 1011924: 1281925: 811926: 1151927: 1091928: 1881929: 1811930: 4861931: 3571932: 2491933: 3101934: 6081935: 5071936: 2861937: 4461938: 5681939: 5611940: 2711941: 3051942: 3401943: 6011944: 3321945: 8821946: 5001947: 4611948: 7561949: 5871950: 5411951: 5621952: 5561953: 3781954: 5891955: 5361956: 3211957: 8681958: 5711959: 3561960: 3441961: 3561962: 7181963: 5221964: 4461965: 5521966: 4001967: 7011968: 6001969: 5231970: 6521971: 9691972: 1,1721973: 5681974: 7461975: 1,1771976: 1,1681977: 6171978: 1,2101979: 5591980: 8711981: 8551982: 7271983: 1,2071984: 8401985: 1,0881986: 5441987: 1,1461988: 8971989: 1,4721990: 1,6251991: 1,2171992: 1,2361993: 1,0401994: 1,2621995: 1,5211996: 1,1071997: 1,4601998: 1,1831999: 9502000: 8712001: 1,3862002: 9072003: 1,2442004: 1,4002005: 8822006: 9232007: 1,3092008: 9182009: 1,1212010: 1,0982011: 1,2822012: 6882013: 6652014: 5012015: 1,0272016: 5052017: 9542018: 6362019: 6092020: 6052021: 3972022: 8802023: 1,2212024: 8352025: 7332026: 1,0471808187518971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1912. 1912 had 31 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-07 in each year
YearRecords
18081
18121
18151
18161
18171
18332
18441
18451
18481
18573
18581
18592
18611
18661
18681
18693
18702
18751
18765
18791
18802
18821
18831
18842
18861
18872
18885
18892
18913
18923
18931
18941
18957
18962
18972
18984
18991
19006
19013
19025
190317
19048
19058
19069
190710
190813
190911
19101
191136
191231
191339
191424
191540
191650
191721
1918108
191936
192036
192155
192261
1923101
1924128
192581
1926115
1927109
1928188
1929181
1930486
1931357
1932249
1933310
1934608
1935507
1936286
1937446
1938568
1939561
1940271
1941305
1942340
1943601
1944332
1945882
1946500
1947461
1948756
1949587
1950541
1951562
1952556
1953378
1954589
1955536
1956321
1957868
1958571
1959356
1960344
1961356
1962718
1963522
1964446
1965552
1966400
1967701
1968600
1969523
1970652
1971969
19721,172
1973568
1974746
19751,177
19761,168
1977617
19781,210
1979559
1980871
1981855
1982727
19831,207
1984840
19851,088
1986544
19871,146
1988897
19891,472
19901,625
19911,217
19921,236
19931,040
19941,262
19951,521
19961,107
19971,460
19981,183
1999950
2000871
20011,386
2002907
20031,244
20041,400
2005882
2006923
20071,309
2008918
20091,121
20101,098
20111,282
2012688
2013665
2014501
20151,027
2016505
2017954
2018636
2019609
2020605
2021397
2022880
20231,221
2024835
2025733
20261,047

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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).