Weather Records on 12 August 1926

154 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1926. Highest significance: Surgut, RU.

Key Facts for 12 August 1926

On 12 August 1926, 154 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 148 daily.
Surgut set a daily record precipitation of 34.2 mm (1.3 in) on 12 August 1926.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

154 stations

154 station records on 12 August 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

154 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 62.

Records on 12 August 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1926 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 148.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

112 broken records

Margins by which the 112 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1926

Top 20 records on 12 August 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1926	Surgut, RU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1926	St John Bethlehem Aca, US	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1926	World Trade Ctr, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1926	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1926	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1926	Hvar, HR	daily low min	16.2 C (61.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1926	Conway, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1926	Belle Plaine, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1926	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1926	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1926	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1926	Columbus, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1926	Santee, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1926	Addison, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1926	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1926	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1926	Ulan-Ude, RU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1926	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1926	Tunis, TN	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1926	Worthington, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	20 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1926. 1926 had 154 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	72
5 to 10	18
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	7
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	2