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Weather Records on 24 August 1912

37 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1912. Highest significance: Escanaba, US.

Key Facts for 24 August 1912

  • On 24 August 1912, 37 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 36 daily.
  • Escanaba set a daily record precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 24 August 1912.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

37 stations
Weather records on 24 August 1912 37 station records on 24 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
37 station records on 24 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 August 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation40.1 mm (1.6 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
MicurinskRussiaRecord daily precipitation12.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Port HastingsCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord low maximum temperature17.4 C (63.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
YaltaUkraineRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord low minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Roto StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature14.6 C (58.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.4 mm (0.17 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
TapioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation27.8 mm (1.1 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

37 records
Records on 24 August 1912 by type Records set or tied on 24 August 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 14. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 17Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 August 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 14.
Records on 24 August 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum17
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 August 1912 by timescale Records on 24 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 36. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 36all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 36.
Records on 24 August 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily36

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 August 1912 Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 3: 233 to 5: 45 to 8: 18 to 10: 110 to 13: 113 to 15: 015 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 August 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 323
3 to 54
5 to 81
8 to 101
10 to 131
13 to 150
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1912
Top 20 records on 24 August 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 August 1912Escanaba, USdaily rain40.1 mm (1.6 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)31 years30 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1912Haparanda, SEdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)29 years29 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1912Micurinsk, RUdaily rain12.5 mm (0.5 in)9.3 mm (0.37 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1912Peterborough, CAdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)45 years19 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1912Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1912Lindsay, CAdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1912Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)37 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1912Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min9.4 C (48.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1912Port Hastings, CAdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1912Kiev, UAdaily low max17.4 C (63.3 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1912Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low max18.3 C (64.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1912Durham, GBdaily low max12.0 C (53.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1912Bourke Post Office, AUdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1912Gravenhurst, CAdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1912Yalta, UAdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)11 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1912Port Augusta Post Office, AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)2 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1912Hillston (Cowl Cowl), AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1912Beatrice, CAdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1912Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1912Gorlitz, DEdaily low min6.0 C (42.8 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)10 years11 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

1802 to 1912
Records on 08-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1912. 1912 had 37 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001802: 11807: 11816: 11817: 21818: 11824: 11836: 11838: 11839: 11845: 11848: 11853: 11855: 21859: 11864: 11869: 11870: 11876: 11877: 11878: 21879: 11880: 21881: 11882: 11885: 31886: 21889: 31890: 21891: 51892: 41893: 21894: 21895: 51897: 11898: 51899: 71900: 91901: 61902: 61903: 131904: 81905: 101906: 221907: 201908: 181909: 361910: 221911: 411912: 371913: 171914: 241915: 1821916: 331917: 511918: 791919: 661920: 5681921: 521922: 981923: 1671924: 1531925: 1771926: 1331927: 3381928: 2881929: 2501930: 2401931: 3121932: 2181933: 3051934: 6171935: 3051936: 9371937: 3901938: 4831939: 2711940: 7061941: 2631942: 5491943: 4961944: 5561945: 4041946: 4251947: 8211948: 7941949: 2601950: 3781951: 4591952: 5281953: 4791954: 6311955: 4261956: 3641957: 6861958: 5471959: 5551960: 5491961: 5021962: 4131963: 5051964: 6701965: 4611966: 7071967: 5361968: 1,0391969: 7341970: 6221971: 5861972: 5871973: 5721974: 4811975: 7221976: 4931977: 8421978: 5881979: 4751980: 6691981: 5791982: 9321983: 9151984: 6001985: 8921986: 7261987: 1,2131988: 1,0931989: 9441990: 6541991: 5991992: 1,7241993: 9871994: 6181995: 1,1111996: 1,2751997: 1,8721998: 1,1131999: 9052000: 8302001: 8722002: 1,1142003: 1,8482004: 9792005: 7182006: 8592007: 1,5302008: 9542009: 1,0852010: 1,2782011: 1,4792012: 6472013: 3952014: 8322015: 8862016: 9062017: 3982018: 4422019: 4162020: 1,0552021: 7882022: 7952023: 1,4372024: 1,3382025: 1,0842026: 6181802187618981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1912. 1912 had 37 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-24 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18071
18161
18172
18181
18241
18361
18381
18391
18451
18481
18531
18552
18591
18641
18691
18701
18761
18771
18782
18791
18802
18811
18821
18853
18862
18893
18902
18915
18924
18932
18942
18955
18971
18985
18997
19009
19016
19026
190313
19048
190510
190622
190720
190818
190936
191022
191141
191237
191317
191424
1915182
191633
191751
191879
191966
1920568
192152
192298
1923167
1924153
1925177
1926133
1927338
1928288
1929250
1930240
1931312
1932218
1933305
1934617
1935305
1936937
1937390
1938483
1939271
1940706
1941263
1942549
1943496
1944556
1945404
1946425
1947821
1948794
1949260
1950378
1951459
1952528
1953479
1954631
1955426
1956364
1957686
1958547
1959555
1960549
1961502
1962413
1963505
1964670
1965461
1966707
1967536
19681,039
1969734
1970622
1971586
1972587
1973572
1974481
1975722
1976493
1977842
1978588
1979475
1980669
1981579
1982932
1983915
1984600
1985892
1986726
19871,213
19881,093
1989944
1990654
1991599
19921,724
1993987
1994618
19951,111
19961,275
19971,872
19981,113
1999905
2000830
2001872
20021,114
20031,848
2004979
2005718
2006859
20071,530
2008954
20091,085
20101,278
20111,479
2012647
2013395
2014832
2015886
2016906
2017398
2018442
2019416
20201,055
2021788
2022795
20231,437
20241,338
20251,084
2026618

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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).