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Weather Records on 20 August 1912

25 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1912. Highest significance: Sarna, SE.

Key Facts for 20 August 1912

  • On 20 August 1912, 25 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Sarna set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 20 August 1912.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

25 stations
Weather records on 20 August 1912 25 station records on 20 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
25 station records on 20 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 August 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
MalungSwedenRecord daily precipitation58.8 mm (2.3 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BakuAzerbaijanRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.1 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.2 C (77.4 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi OuzouAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation5.2 mm (0.20 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation25.5 mm (1.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska HogarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.6 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high minimum temperature12.6 C (54.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation18.6 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature14.9 C (58.8 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

25 records
Records on 20 August 1912 by type Records set or tied on 20 August 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 13. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 August 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 13.
Records on 20 August 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 August 1912 by timescale Records on 20 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 24.
Records on 20 August 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 August 1912 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.6. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 142 to 4: 34 to 6: 36 to 8: 28 to 10: 110 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 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 August 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 214
2 to 43
4 to 63
6 to 82
8 to 101
10 to 120
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1912
Top 20 records on 20 August 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 August 1912Sarna, SEdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)30 years25 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1912Malung, SEmonthly rain58.8 mm (2.3 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)5 years24 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1912Bjuraker, SEdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)14.6 mm (0.6 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1912Baku, AZdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1912Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1912Gavle, SEdaily rain13.1 mm (0.5 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)40 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1912Fort National, DZdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1912Hambantota, LKdaily high min25.2 C (77.4 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1912San Diego Wbo, USdaily low min14.4 C (57.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1912Tizi Ouzou, DZdaily rain5.2 mm (0.20 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1912Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1912Chicoutimi, CAdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1912Sveg, SEdaily rain25.5 mm (1.0 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)33 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1912Quebec, CAdaily low min6.1 C (43.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1912Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low max10.6 C (51.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1912Svenska Hogarna, SEdaily rain10.6 mm (0.4 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1912Bjuraker, SEdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1912Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily high min12.6 C (54.7 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1912Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1912Gorlitz, DEdaily rain18.6 mm (0.7 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)7 years8 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

1797 to 1912
Records on 08-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1912. 1912 had 25 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001797: 11807: 11809: 21816: 11830: 11832: 11838: 11840: 11842: 11846: 11849: 11850: 11852: 11858: 31863: 51867: 41870: 31871: 11873: 11875: 21877: 11883: 21884: 21885: 61886: 11888: 11889: 21890: 21891: 21892: 61893: 11894: 11895: 11896: 51897: 61898: 11899: 51900: 71901: 121902: 31903: 71904: 301905: 71906: 261907: 151908: 211909: 691910: 71911: 181912: 251913: 231914: 151915: 141916: 741917: 511918: 691919: 251920: 471921: 231922: 521923: 831924: 1321925: 1931926: 1871927: 3381928: 1011929: 2131930: 3181931: 2141932: 2991933: 3241934: 3761935: 3391936: 5431937: 5371938: 2501939: 4481940: 6951941: 2301942: 4291943: 4361944: 3551945: 3981946: 3491947: 9881948: 4031949: 4311950: 1,3411951: 8241952: 4251953: 4411954: 4761955: 8481956: 6781957: 3421958: 2811959: 7641960: 4651961: 5201962: 6841963: 5771964: 6291965: 4701966: 1,0941967: 6571968: 8621969: 6081970: 4141971: 5851972: 5221973: 4901974: 5651975: 4111976: 8941977: 8601978: 5631979: 1,0091980: 9911981: 8561982: 6201983: 1,4651984: 6961985: 6661986: 8191987: 5641988: 9911989: 6031990: 1,2621991: 8041992: 1,1681993: 7591994: 7191995: 1,1131996: 9001997: 1,2141998: 8021999: 8102000: 9892001: 9092002: 1,2082003: 1,0312004: 1,3332005: 1,1122006: 8512007: 1,9552008: 1,1702009: 1,4142010: 1,0282011: 9872012: 1,0862013: 5452014: 5822015: 1,0752016: 8722017: 3242018: 6572019: 6982020: 1,0512021: 1,0282022: 1,0382023: 1,4792024: 5892025: 1,1342026: 9851797187118971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1912. 1912 had 25 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-20 in each year
YearRecords
17971
18071
18092
18161
18301
18321
18381
18401
18421
18461
18491
18501
18521
18583
18635
18674
18703
18711
18731
18752
18771
18832
18842
18856
18861
18881
18892
18902
18912
18926
18931
18941
18951
18965
18976
18981
18995
19007
190112
19023
19037
190430
19057
190626
190715
190821
190969
19107
191118
191225
191323
191415
191514
191674
191751
191869
191925
192047
192123
192252
192383
1924132
1925193
1926187
1927338
1928101
1929213
1930318
1931214
1932299
1933324
1934376
1935339
1936543
1937537
1938250
1939448
1940695
1941230
1942429
1943436
1944355
1945398
1946349
1947988
1948403
1949431
19501,341
1951824
1952425
1953441
1954476
1955848
1956678
1957342
1958281
1959764
1960465
1961520
1962684
1963577
1964629
1965470
19661,094
1967657
1968862
1969608
1970414
1971585
1972522
1973490
1974565
1975411
1976894
1977860
1978563
19791,009
1980991
1981856
1982620
19831,465
1984696
1985666
1986819
1987564
1988991
1989603
19901,262
1991804
19921,168
1993759
1994719
19951,113
1996900
19971,214
1998802
1999810
2000989
2001909
20021,208
20031,031
20041,333
20051,112
2006851
20071,955
20081,170
20091,414
20101,028
2011987
20121,086
2013545
2014582
20151,075
2016872
2017324
2018657
2019698
20201,051
20211,028
20221,038
20231,479
2024589
20251,134
2026985

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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).