Weather Records on 12 August 1959

388 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1959. Highest significance: Cherdyn', RU.

Key Facts for 12 August 1959

On 12 August 1959, 388 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 381 daily.
Cherdyn' set an all-time record daily precipitation of 72.8 mm (2.9 in) on 12 August 1959.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

388 stations

388 station records on 12 August 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	98.9 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake Lonsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Do Chapeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vulcan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palasdanga	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tajshet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
French Island (McLeod Prison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Monsenhor Tabosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Liffey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Slave Lake	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Deogaon Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

388 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 208.

Records on 12 August 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 381.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

316 broken records

Margins by which the 316 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1959

Top 20 records on 12 August 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1959	Cherdyn', RU	all-time rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 August 1959	Kremsmuenster, AT	monthly rain	98.9 mm (3.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 August 1959	Lake Lonsdale, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1959	Salzburg, AT	monthly rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1959	Wien, AT	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1959	Morro Do Chapeu, BR	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1959	Vanur, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1959	Vulcan, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1959	Halls Gap, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1959	Mornington, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1959	Bellellen, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1959	Amphitheatre, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1959	Luz (Estacao), BR	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1959	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1959	Stave Falls, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1959	Jonkoping, SE	daily high max	26.6 C (79.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1959	Palasdanga, IN	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1959	Girona (Antic Institut), ES	daily low min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1959	Reit Im Winkl, DE	monthly rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1959	Sandsprings, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	28 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 388 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 10	272
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1