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Weather Records on 31 August 1912

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1912. Highest significance: Hamilton, CA.

Key Facts for 31 August 1912

  • On 31 August 1912, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 30 daily.
  • Hamilton set a monthly record low maximum temperature of 15.6 C (60.1 F) on 31 August 1912.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 31 August 1912 34 station records on 31 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 31 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 31 August 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HamiltonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low maximum temperature4.6 C (40.3 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature1.6 C (34.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij ZavodRussiaRecord daily precipitation27.3 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.1 C (55.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte WatersAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-3.8 C (25.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
BoolcoomattaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord low minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 31 August 1912 by type Records set or tied on 31 August 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 13Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 12Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 31 August 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 31 August 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum13
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum12
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 31 August 1912 by timescale Records on 31 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 4daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 31 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 30.
Records on 31 August 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly4
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 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 9.6. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 2: 172 to 4: 54 to 6: 06 to 8: 28 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
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 9.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 August 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 217
2 to 45
4 to 60
6 to 82
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1912
Top 20 records on 31 August 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 August 1912Hamilton, CAmonthly low max15.6 C (60.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years24 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1912Jokkmokk, SEmonthly low max4.6 C (40.3 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)19 years24 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1912Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low min1.6 C (34.9 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)49 years22 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1912Portland Rfc City, USdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1912Escanaba, USdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)29 years19 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1912Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily low min10.6 C (51.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)39 years18 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1912Charlottetown, CAdaily low max12.8 C (55.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1912Welland, CAdaily low max17.8 C (64.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1912Welland, CAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1912Nerchinskij Zavod, RUdaily rain27.3 mm (1.1 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1912Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low max13.1 C (55.6 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1912Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1912Yarmouth, CAdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1912Charlotte Waters, AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)24 years10 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1912Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low max9.4 C (48.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1912Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1912Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min-3.8 C (25.2 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1912Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1912Lakefield, CAdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)3 years9 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1912Port Dover, CAdaily low max17.2 C (63.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)15 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

1796 to 1912
Records on 08-31 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1912. 1912 had 34 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001796: 11806: 11807: 21813: 11814: 11816: 11827: 11836: 11846: 11849: 11851: 11856: 21858: 11859: 11860: 11861: 11863: 11867: 11869: 11873: 11875: 11876: 11877: 21879: 21881: 31882: 21885: 11886: 51887: 11889: 11890: 21892: 31893: 11894: 11895: 11896: 11897: 51898: 101899: 41900: 31901: 51902: 51903: 161904: 131905: 81906: 471907: 61908: 121909: 391910: 201911: 311912: 341913: 401914: 231915: 711916: 71917: 601918: 581919: 251920: 461921: 861922: 581923: 631924: 2321925: 1111926: 1481927: 1031928: 2011929: 3001930: 2431931: 1921932: 8071933: 4241934: 3811935: 5401936: 2261937: 5081938: 3241939: 2961940: 4001941: 5281942: 4221943: 6501944: 6381945: 5721946: 5451947: 4731948: 3671949: 4091950: 6621951: 9101952: 3881953: 1,0541954: 6331955: 5391956: 7341957: 3171958: 4171959: 4961960: 3661961: 6251962: 4321963: 4151964: 5911965: 8861966: 8301967: 9521968: 5621969: 4741970: 5581971: 3261972: 2871973: 7931974: 5871975: 6581976: 7321977: 6211978: 8911979: 4001980: 7011981: 6921982: 5861983: 7881984: 8661985: 8541986: 1,2181987: 8361988: 5701989: 6221990: 9661991: 8481992: 1,2741993: 1,2861994: 1,1391995: 1,0771996: 1,4511997: 9431998: 1,1631999: 9882000: 1,5452001: 9442002: 8522003: 1,2322004: 9632005: 1,7822006: 1,1472007: 1,1102008: 8702009: 1,2242010: 1,4902011: 9942012: 9322013: 7712014: 4582015: 1,0742016: 5992017: 5962018: 3662019: 7812020: 7372021: 5532022: 1,1912023: 6002024: 7662025: 3072026: 5951796186718951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1912. 1912 had 34 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-31 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18061
18072
18131
18141
18161
18271
18361
18461
18491
18511
18562
18581
18591
18601
18611
18631
18671
18691
18731
18751
18761
18772
18792
18813
18822
18851
18865
18871
18891
18902
18923
18931
18941
18951
18961
18975
189810
18994
19003
19015
19025
190316
190413
19058
190647
19076
190812
190939
191020
191131
191234
191340
191423
191571
19167
191760
191858
191925
192046
192186
192258
192363
1924232
1925111
1926148
1927103
1928201
1929300
1930243
1931192
1932807
1933424
1934381
1935540
1936226
1937508
1938324
1939296
1940400
1941528
1942422
1943650
1944638
1945572
1946545
1947473
1948367
1949409
1950662
1951910
1952388
19531,054
1954633
1955539
1956734
1957317
1958417
1959496
1960366
1961625
1962432
1963415
1964591
1965886
1966830
1967952
1968562
1969474
1970558
1971326
1972287
1973793
1974587
1975658
1976732
1977621
1978891
1979400
1980701
1981692
1982586
1983788
1984866
1985854
19861,218
1987836
1988570
1989622
1990966
1991848
19921,274
19931,286
19941,139
19951,077
19961,451
1997943
19981,163
1999988
20001,545
2001944
2002852
20031,232
2004963
20051,782
20061,147
20071,110
2008870
20091,224
20101,490
2011994
2012932
2013771
2014458
20151,074
2016599
2017596
2018366
2019781
2020737
2021553
20221,191
2023600
2024766
2025307
2026595

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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).