Weather Records on 12 August 1928

173 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1928. Highest significance: College Park, US.

Key Facts for 12 August 1928

On 12 August 1928, 173 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 168 daily.
College Park set an all-time record daily precipitation of 148.1 mm (5.8 in) on 12 August 1928.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

173 stations

173 station records on 12 August 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

173 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 38.

Records on 12 August 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1928 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 168.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

131 broken records

Margins by which the 131 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1928

Top 20 records on 12 August 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1928	College Park, US	all-time rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1928	Annapolis US Naval Aca, US	all-time rain	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1928	Solomons, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1928	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1928	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1928	Easton, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1928	Tarnaby, SE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1928	Nurnberg, DE	daily high max	33.6 C (92.5 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1928	Timovskoe, RU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1928	Wilmington City Hall, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1928	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1928	Richmond City Locks, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1928	Milford 2 SE, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1928	Fallston, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1928	Dale Enterprise, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1928	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1928	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1928	Weissenburg, DE	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1928	Great Falls, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1928	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high max	28.2 C (82.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	39 years	22 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1928. 1928 had 173 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 10	109
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1