Weather Records on 12 August 1944

595 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1944. Highest significance: Purankot, IN.

Key Facts for 12 August 1944

On 12 August 1944, 595 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
403 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 549 daily.
Purankot set a daily record precipitation of 222.0 mm (8.7 in) on 12 August 1944.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

595 stations

595 station records on 12 August 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jalore	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rajathgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobs Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ramgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sheoganj	India	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bali	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mohiuddin Nagar	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iklera(Aklera)	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Asthawan	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neemuch	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nimach	India	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nohar	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bikrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pratapgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drummondville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karchana	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Antigonish	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chechat	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meja	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

595 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 251, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 August 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	251
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 August 1944 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 30, daily 549.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

464 broken records

Margins by which the 464 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1944

Top 20 records on 12 August 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1944	Purankot, IN	daily rain	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1944	Jalore, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1944	Rajathgarh, IN	daily rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1944	Jacobs Well, AU	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1944	Ramgarh, IN	all-time rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1944	Kayatnur, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1944	Sheoganj, IN	daily rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1944	Malda, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1944	Bali, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1944	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1944	Srivilliputhur, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1944	Moncton, CA	all-time high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1944	Wolfville, CA	all-time high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1944	Mohiuddin Nagar, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1944	Khanpur, IN	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1944	Iklera(Aklera), IN	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1944	Asthawan, IN	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1944	Brenham, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1944	Golaghat, IN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1944	Neemuch, IN	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	36 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 595 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	447
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1