Weather Records on 12 August 1924

267 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1924. Highest significance: Lobethal, AU.

Key Facts for 12 August 1924

On 12 August 1924, 267 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 262 daily.
Lobethal set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 12 August 1924.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

267 stations

267 station records on 12 August 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arapaho	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gawler (Loos)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone (Booyoolee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

267 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 168.

Records on 12 August 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1924 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 262.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

228 broken records

Margins by which the 228 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1924

Top 20 records on 12 August 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1924	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1924	Mount Pleasant, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1924	Hahndorf, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1924	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1924	Gumeracha, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1924	Blackwood, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1924	Nairne, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1924	Mount Torrens, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1924	Williamstown, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1924	Dale Enterprise, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1924	Birdwood, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1924	Arapaho, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1924	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1924	Plainfield, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1924	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1924	Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1924	Elizabeth, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1924	Harrisburg River Gage, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1924	Greenock, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1924	Millsboro, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	34 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1924. 1924 had 267 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	2
1814	1
1815	1
1825	1
1843	1
1851	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1879	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	1
1899	10
1900	1
1901	5
1902	9
1903	14
1904	13
1905	16
1906	8
1907	8
1908	31
1909	42
1910	16
1911	33
1912	40
1913	39
1914	26
1915	46
1916	31
1917	134
1918	37
1919	42
1920	26
1921	174
1922	71
1923	89
1924	267
1925	150
1926	154
1927	145
1928	173
1929	276
1930	501
1931	708
1932	418
1933	271
1934	471
1935	408
1936	591
1937	356
1938	237
1939	282
1940	545
1941	481
1942	257
1943	523
1944	595
1945	295
1946	655
1947	729
1948	384
1949	469
1950	442
1951	357
1952	533
1953	227
1954	969
1955	590
1956	265
1957	384
1958	406
1959	388
1960	707
1961	381
1962	466
1963	559
1964	1,346
1965	977
1966	777
1967	1,135
1968	444
1969	629
1970	422
1971	486
1972	473
1973	442
1974	560
1975	593
1976	495
1977	747
1978	571
1979	1,192
1980	692
1981	665
1982	789
1983	923
1984	665
1985	935
1986	615
1987	935
1988	1,518
1989	827
1990	727
1991	726
1992	1,134
1993	936
1994	861
1995	1,654
1996	1,336
1997	1,363
1998	1,215
1999	1,325
2000	741
2001	855
2002	1,345
2003	1,752
2004	1,872
2005	1,085
2006	874
2007	1,209
2008	970
2009	814
2010	1,907
2011	903
2012	910
2013	427
2014	787
2015	757
2016	1,290
2017	533
2018	571
2019	695
2020	730
2021	980
2022	616
2023	779
2024	659
2025	639
2026	849

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).