Weather Records on 12 August 1946

655 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1946. Highest significance: Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU.

Key Facts for 12 August 1946

On 12 August 1946, 655 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 256 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 641 daily.
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park set a daily record precipitation of 46.7 mm (1.8 in) on 12 August 1946.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

655 stations

655 station records on 12 August 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ballidu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kudal	India	Record daily precipitation	242.3 mm (9.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Budhlada	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town (Quorn Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vengurla	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kotputli	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bhiwani	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolgart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington Mills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chirawa	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nimarana	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ardath	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sawantwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	283.0 mm (11.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nuzvid	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Honnali	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mooliabeenee Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hansi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

655 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 319.

Records on 12 August 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 641.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

532 broken records

Margins by which the 532 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1946

Top 20 records on 12 August 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1946	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1946	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1946	Mangalore (Mangalore Farm), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1946	Goomalling, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1946	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1946	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1946	Lenah Valley (Augusta Road), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1946	Hosadurga, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1946	Sharpes Siding, AU	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1946	Darsi, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1946	Ballidu, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1946	Walgett Council Depot, AU	monthly high max	33.6 C (92.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1946	Kudal, IN	monthly rain	242.3 mm (9.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1946	Budhlada, IN	all-time rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1946	Berkshire Valley, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1946	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1946	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	monthly high max	28.2 C (82.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1946	Campbell Town (Quorn Hall), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1946	Vengurla, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1946	Kotputli, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 655 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 August 1946
Margin	Records
0 to 10	440
10 to 20	51
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	6