Weather Records on 12 August 1936

591 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1936. Highest significance: Palana, IN.

Key Facts for 12 August 1936

On 12 August 1936, 591 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
500 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 29 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 536 daily.
Palana set a daily record precipitation of 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 12 August 1936.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

591 stations

591 station records on 12 August 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palana	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ratangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Surpura (Nokha)	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lunkaransar	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nagaur (Nagore )	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.3 C (118.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Srimadhopur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dungargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.3 C (118.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sujangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

591 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 336, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 78.

Records on 12 August 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	336
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1936 by timescale: all-time 29, monthly 26, daily 536.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

452 broken records

Margins by which the 452 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1936

Top 20 records on 12 August 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1936	Palana, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1936	Aiea Fld 764A, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1936	Ratangarh, IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1936	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1936	Gajapathinagaram, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1936	Bikaner, IN	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1936	Surpura (Nokha), IN	all-time rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1936	Ishpeming, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1936	Gooty, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1936	Lunkaransar, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1936	Nagaur (Nagore ), IN	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1936	Venukonda, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1936	Virudhunagar, IN	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1936	Alta, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1936	Quanah 2 SW, US	all-time high max	48.3 C (118.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1936	Srimadhopur, IN	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1936	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1936	Carroll, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1936	Medicine Lodge, US	all-time high max	47.8 C (118.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1936	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	27 years	27 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1936. 1936 had 591 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 20	433
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1