Weather Records on 12 August 1957

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1957. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 12 August 1957

On 12 August 1957, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 376 daily.
Oxford set a daily record precipitation of 56.1 mm (2.2 in) on 12 August 1957.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 12 August 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta Dam 35	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sangamner	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kulpahar	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Fernbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserganj	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palitana	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chapra Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berasia	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yeola	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salvisa Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turnpike	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palandu	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Basudevpur (Eram)	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Thalli	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maddock	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 174.

Records on 12 August 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

286 broken records

Margins by which the 286 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1957

Top 20 records on 12 August 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1957	Oxford, GB	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 August 1957	Ninette, CA	all-time rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 August 1957	Kotkhai, IN	monthly rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1957	Kaikalur, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1957	Willow City, US	monthly rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1957	Oneonta Dam 35, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1957	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1957	Russellville, US	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1957	Perryville, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1957	Fessenden, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1957	Sangamner, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1957	Kulpahar, IN	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1957	Minnedosa, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1957	Cincinnati Fernbank, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1957	Multai, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1957	Devils Lake Kdlr, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1957	Edmore 4NW, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1957	Waldron, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1957	Cranganore, IN	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1957	Tiruvallur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	38 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 384 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	247
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2