Weather Records on 12 August 1945

295 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1945. Highest significance: Orenburg, RU.

Key Facts for 12 August 1945

On 12 August 1945, 295 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 292 daily.
Orenburg set a daily record precipitation of 39.3 mm (1.5 in) on 12 August 1945.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

295 stations

295 station records on 12 August 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bhusaval Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Digras	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deolgaon Raja	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bhir	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bhikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Risod	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yaval	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harsud	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pusad	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lankeys Creek (Woodridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harda	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bah	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Achalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

295 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 163.

Records on 12 August 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 292.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

227 broken records

Margins by which the 227 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1945

Top 20 records on 12 August 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1945	Orenburg, RU	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1945	Bhusaval Sr, IN	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1945	Paducah, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1945	Laurel Hill (Kundiewa), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1945	Caldwell, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1945	Mummidivaram, IN	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1945	Digras, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1945	Bad Lauchstadt, DE	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1945	Deolgaon Raja, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1945	Kathgodam, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1945	Colby, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1945	Houma, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1945	Bell Ranch, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1945	Itabaianinha, BR	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1945	Bhir, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1945	Bhikapur, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1945	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1945	Golconda River, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1945	Tiruvur(Tiruvvru), IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1945	Risod, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	34 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1945. 1945 had 295 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	167
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	5
70 to 80	1