Weather Records on 14 August 1912

56 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1912. Highest significance: Riva, IT.

Key Facts for 14 August 1912

On 14 August 1912, 56 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 55 daily.
Riva set a daily record precipitation of 62.1 mm (2.4 in) on 14 August 1912.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

56 stations

56 station records on 14 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riva	Italy	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmouth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Youngara 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Llangollen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

56 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.

Records on 14 August 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, 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 47.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1912

Top 20 records on 14 August 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1912	Riva, IT	daily rain	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1912	Oxford, GB	daily low max	15.7 C (60.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1912	Armagh, GB	daily low max	12.7 C (54.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1912	Menangle Jmai, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1912	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1912	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1912	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1912	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1912	Welland, CA	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1912	Woodstock, CA	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1912	Halifax, CA	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1912	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1912	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	15 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1912	Port Dover, CA	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1912	Truro, CA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1912	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	monthly low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	0 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1912	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	15 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1912	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1912	Port Stanley, CA	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1912	Freiburg, DE	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	26 years	14 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 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1912. 1912 had 56 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 August 1912
Margin	Records
0 to 10	45
10 to 20	0
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1