Weather Records on 12 August 1941

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1941. Highest significance: Jhalod, IN.

Key Facts for 12 August 1941

On 12 August 1941, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
188 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 465 daily.
Jhalod set an all-time record daily precipitation of 328.9 mm (12.9 in) on 12 August 1941.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 12 August 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jhalod	India	Record daily precipitation	328.9 mm (12.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sahaswan	India	Record daily precipitation	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Godhra	India	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Udaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chhota-Udepur	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawada	India	Record daily precipitation	203.5 mm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Byad	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alirajpur/Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ratlam	India	Record daily precipitation	294.9 mm (11.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalol	India	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Halol	India	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Modasa	India	Record daily precipitation	285.8 mm (11.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Banswara	India	Record daily precipitation	273.3 mm (10.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sagwara	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grimes Pass 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Khushalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	262.4 mm (10.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adventure Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
D.Baria	India	Record daily precipitation	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garhi	India	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dungarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rena	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kapadvanj	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balasinor	India	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thasra	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 214.

Records on 12 August 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1941 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 465.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

365 broken records

Margins by which the 365 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1941

Top 20 records on 12 August 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1941	Jhalod, IN	all-time rain	328.9 mm (12.9 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1941	Brookville, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1941	Sahaswan, IN	daily rain	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1941	Godhra, IN	daily rain	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1941	Udaipur, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1941	Chhota-Udepur, IN	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1941	Lunawada, IN	daily rain	203.5 mm (8.0 in)	157.8 mm (6.2 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1941	Byad, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1941	Alirajpur/Rajpur, IN	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1941	Ratlam, IN	daily rain	294.9 mm (11.6 in)	254.3 mm (10.0 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1941	Kalol, IN	daily rain	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1941	Halol, IN	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1941	Modasa, IN	daily rain	285.8 mm (11.3 in)	254.6 mm (10.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1941	Banswara, IN	daily rain	273.3 mm (10.8 in)	244.6 mm (9.6 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1941	Warren 3 S, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1941	Sagwara, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1941	Grimes Pass 6 S, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1941	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1941	Ft Lupton 2 SE, US	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1941	Ottawa, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 481 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 50	344
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2