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Weather Records on 12 August 1914

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1914. Highest significance: Milan, IT.

Key Facts for 12 August 1914

  • On 12 August 1914, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 14 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 26 daily.
  • Milan set a daily record high maximum temperature of 35.2 C (95.4 F) on 12 August 1914.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 12 August 1914 26 station records on 12 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 12 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 August 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
MilanItalyRecord high maximum temperature35.2 C (95.4 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
AstrakanRussiaRecord daily precipitation17.4 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VytegraRussiaRecord daily precipitation24.3 mm (1.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high maximum temperature31.6 C (88.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature17.9 C (64.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
BjuroklubbSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.7 mm (0.30 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature17.4 C (63.3 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high maximum temperature28.7 C (83.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord high minimum temperature17.4 C (63.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BakuAzerbaijanRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord low minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature28.5 C (83.3 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord high minimum temperature17.6 C (63.7 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 12 August 1914 by type Records set or tied on 12 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 02468Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 8Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 12 August 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum8
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 August 1914 by timescale Records on 12 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 26all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26.
Records on 12 August 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily26

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 August 1914 Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.8. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 152 to 4: 24 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 110 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 August 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 215
2 to 42
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 101
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1914
Top 20 records on 12 August 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 August 1914Milan, ITdaily high max35.2 C (95.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)52 years25 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1914Astrakan, RUdaily rain17.4 mm (0.7 in)12.8 mm (0.5 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1914Vytegra, RUdaily rain24.3 mm (1.0 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1914Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low min17.0 C (62.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)15 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1914Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily high max31.6 C (88.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1914Orillia, CAdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)5 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1914Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily low max23.9 C (75.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1914Portland Rfc City, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1914Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily high min19.0 C (66.2 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1914Plauen, DEdaily high min17.9 C (64.2 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1914Bjuroklubb, SEdaily rain7.7 mm (0.30 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1914Yarmouth, CAdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1914Bamberg, DEdaily high min17.4 C (63.3 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1914Innsbruck, ATdaily high max28.7 C (83.7 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1914Gorlitz, DEdaily high min17.4 C (63.3 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1914Baku, AZdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)17 years8 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1914Morgantown 1, USdaily low max21.7 C (71.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1914Gravenhurst, CAdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)0 years5 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1914Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)9 years5 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1914Winnemucca AP, USdaily high max (Tie)36.7 C (98.1 F)tie35 years3 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 1914
Records on 08-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 had 26 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 11796: 11811: 21814: 11815: 11825: 11843: 11851: 11854: 11855: 21856: 11861: 11864: 31865: 11867: 11868: 11871: 21872: 11873: 11874: 21875: 31876: 21879: 11881: 21883: 11884: 11885: 11887: 21888: 21889: 41890: 41891: 41892: 21893: 11894: 11895: 61896: 21897: 41898: 11899: 101900: 11901: 51902: 91903: 141904: 131905: 161906: 81907: 81908: 311909: 421910: 161911: 331912: 401913: 391914: 261915: 461916: 311917: 1341918: 371919: 421920: 261921: 1741922: 711923: 891924: 2671925: 1501926: 1541927: 1451928: 1731929: 2761930: 5011931: 7081932: 4181933: 2711934: 4711935: 4081936: 5911937: 3561938: 2371939: 2821940: 5451941: 4811942: 2571943: 5231944: 5951945: 2951946: 6551947: 7291948: 3841949: 4691950: 4421951: 3571952: 5331953: 2271954: 9691955: 5901956: 2651957: 3841958: 4061959: 3881960: 7071961: 3811962: 4661963: 5591964: 1,3461965: 9771966: 7771967: 1,1351968: 4441969: 6291970: 4221971: 4861972: 4731973: 4421974: 5601975: 5931976: 4951977: 7471978: 5711979: 1,1921980: 6921981: 6651982: 7891983: 9231984: 6651985: 9351986: 6151987: 9351988: 1,5181989: 8271990: 7271991: 7261992: 1,1341993: 9361994: 8611995: 1,6541996: 1,3361997: 1,3631998: 1,2151999: 1,3252000: 7412001: 8552002: 1,3452003: 1,7522004: 1,8722005: 1,0852006: 8742007: 1,2092008: 9702009: 8142010: 1,9072011: 9032012: 9102013: 4272014: 7872015: 7572016: 1,2902017: 5332018: 5712019: 6952020: 7302021: 9802022: 6162023: 7792024: 6592025: 6392026: 8491793187218941911192819451962197919962013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 had 26 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-12 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17961
18112
18141
18151
18251
18431
18511
18541
18552
18561
18611
18643
18651
18671
18681
18712
18721
18731
18742
18753
18762
18791
18812
18831
18841
18851
18872
18882
18894
18904
18914
18922
18931
18941
18956
18962
18974
18981
189910
19001
19015
19029
190314
190413
190516
19068
19078
190831
190942
191016
191133
191240
191339
191426
191546
191631
1917134
191837
191942
192026
1921174
192271
192389
1924267
1925150
1926154
1927145
1928173
1929276
1930501
1931708
1932418
1933271
1934471
1935408
1936591
1937356
1938237
1939282
1940545
1941481
1942257
1943523
1944595
1945295
1946655
1947729
1948384
1949469
1950442
1951357
1952533
1953227
1954969
1955590
1956265
1957384
1958406
1959388
1960707
1961381
1962466
1963559
19641,346
1965977
1966777
19671,135
1968444
1969629
1970422
1971486
1972473
1973442
1974560
1975593
1976495
1977747
1978571
19791,192
1980692
1981665
1982789
1983923
1984665
1985935
1986615
1987935
19881,518
1989827
1990727
1991726
19921,134
1993936
1994861
19951,654
19961,336
19971,363
19981,215
19991,325
2000741
2001855
20021,345
20031,752
20041,872
20051,085
2006874
20071,209
2008970
2009814
20101,907
2011903
2012910
2013427
2014787
2015757
20161,290
2017533
2018571
2019695
2020730
2021980
2022616
2023779
2024659
2025639
2026849

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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).