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Weather Records on 15 August 1912

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1912. Highest significance: Riva, IT.

Key Facts for 15 August 1912

  • On 15 August 1912, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Riva set a daily record low minimum temperature of 13.0 C (55.4 F) on 15 August 1912.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 15 August 1912 34 station records on 15 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 15 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 August 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
RivaItalyRecord low minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature15.2 C (59.4 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation22.8 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low minimum temperature7.1 C (44.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature14.1 C (57.4 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low minimum temperature6.8 C (44.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature7.6 C (45.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)GermanyRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-1.6 C (29.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature24.0 C (75.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
GorkiBelarusRecord daily precipitation15.3 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low minimum temperature10.1 C (50.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature16.8 C (62.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord low minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature6.2 C (43.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord low minimum temperature7.1 C (44.8 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 15 August 1912 by type Records set or tied on 15 August 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 9Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 14Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 August 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 15 August 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum9
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum14
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 August 1912 by timescale Records on 15 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34.
Records on 15 August 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 August 1912 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 152 to 4: 34 to 6: 16 to 8: 18 to 10: 30 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 August 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 215
2 to 43
4 to 61
6 to 81
8 to 103

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1912
Top 20 records on 15 August 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 August 1912Riva, ITdaily low min13.0 C (55.4 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)30 years24 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1912Portland Rfc City, USdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1912Bjuraker, SEdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)10.0 mm (0.4 in)7 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1912Freiburg, DEdaily low max15.2 C (59.4 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1912Sarna, SEdaily rain22.8 mm (0.9 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)5 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1912Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)35 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1912Kremsmuenster, ATdaily low min7.1 C (44.8 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)7 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1912Port Arthur, CAdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1912Armagh, GBdaily low max14.1 C (57.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1912Santa Fe, USdaily low max22.2 C (72.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1912Salzburg, ATdaily low min6.8 C (44.2 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1912Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min7.6 C (45.7 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1912Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DEdaily low min7.2 C (45.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1912Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low min-1.6 C (29.1 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1912Truro, CAdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1912Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily low min7.8 C (46.0 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1912Fredericton Unb, CAdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1912Escanaba, USdaily low max17.2 C (63.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1912Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low max24.0 C (75.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)2 years10 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1912Portland Rfc City, USdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)12 years10 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 on 08-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1912. 1912 had 34 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 21802: 11805: 11812: 11821: 11838: 21839: 11841: 11844: 11845: 31852: 11854: 11856: 11858: 11861: 31867: 11868: 21869: 11873: 21875: 11876: 21877: 11878: 11879: 11880: 31881: 21882: 21883: 11884: 21885: 31886: 11887: 11888: 31890: 21891: 21892: 31893: 31895: 11896: 91897: 31898: 11899: 21900: 61901: 51902: 101903: 51904: 171905: 261906: 81907: 141908: 151909: 301910: 161911: 261912: 341913: 421914: 111915: 261916: 2231917: 321918: 231919: 221920: 591921: 551922: 861923: 1161924: 2201925: 911926: 1151927: 2231928: 2711929: 5861930: 2741931: 3511932: 3681933: 2681934: 9921935: 4141936: 8671937: 5741938: 6811939: 4501940: 3721941: 2891942: 3771943: 4261944: 6101945: 4331946: 2851947: 5591948: 3661949: 5591950: 3171951: 5971952: 5961953: 4491954: 4811955: 5391956: 3901957: 3551958: 1,0921959: 5151960: 4171961: 7041962: 1,0521963: 9721964: 1,1851965: 5351966: 3401967: 6871968: 1,0021969: 5831970: 3821971: 8991972: 6131973: 4991974: 5121975: 4901976: 1,3451977: 5501978: 8411979: 1,7881980: 7451981: 5881982: 4791983: 9551984: 6221985: 9151986: 1,2831987: 1,0981988: 1,4791989: 4951990: 7581991: 7781992: 1,6381993: 8311994: 1,0731995: 1,2981996: 9291997: 9271998: 8611999: 9562000: 9322001: 1,2542002: 1,3072003: 1,2482004: 1,4242005: 1,0672006: 9232007: 1,3172008: 9642009: 1,0382010: 1,6222011: 7702012: 6542013: 7112014: 5832015: 7592016: 7072017: 5322018: 3282019: 4352020: 1,3272021: 9002022: 6922023: 1,4142024: 7292025: 7722026: 9751793186918911909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1912. 1912 had 34 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-15 in each year
YearRecords
17932
18021
18051
18121
18211
18382
18391
18411
18441
18453
18521
18541
18561
18581
18613
18671
18682
18691
18732
18751
18762
18771
18781
18791
18803
18812
18822
18831
18842
18853
18861
18871
18883
18902
18912
18923
18933
18951
18969
18973
18981
18992
19006
19015
190210
19035
190417
190526
19068
190714
190815
190930
191016
191126
191234
191342
191411
191526
1916223
191732
191823
191922
192059
192155
192286
1923116
1924220
192591
1926115
1927223
1928271
1929586
1930274
1931351
1932368
1933268
1934992
1935414
1936867
1937574
1938681
1939450
1940372
1941289
1942377
1943426
1944610
1945433
1946285
1947559
1948366
1949559
1950317
1951597
1952596
1953449
1954481
1955539
1956390
1957355
19581,092
1959515
1960417
1961704
19621,052
1963972
19641,185
1965535
1966340
1967687
19681,002
1969583
1970382
1971899
1972613
1973499
1974512
1975490
19761,345
1977550
1978841
19791,788
1980745
1981588
1982479
1983955
1984622
1985915
19861,283
19871,098
19881,479
1989495
1990758
1991778
19921,638
1993831
19941,073
19951,298
1996929
1997927
1998861
1999956
2000932
20011,254
20021,307
20031,248
20041,424
20051,067
2006923
20071,317
2008964
20091,038
20101,622
2011770
2012654
2013711
2014583
2015759
2016707
2017532
2018328
2019435
20201,327
2021900
2022692
20231,414
2024729
2025772
2026975

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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).