Weather Records on 12 August 1960

707 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1960. Highest significance: Brownsville, US.

Key Facts for 12 August 1960

On 12 August 1960, 707 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 220 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 692 daily.
Brownsville set a daily record low maximum temperature of 26.7 C (80.1 F) on 12 August 1960.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

707 stations

707 station records on 12 August 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lughrata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dayanathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kizljar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenbayne (Baddaginnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lalsot	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sapotra	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drung Drung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

707 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 378.

Records on 12 August 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 692.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

563 broken records

Margins by which the 563 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1960

Top 20 records on 12 August 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1960	Brownsville, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1960	Masset Airport, CA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1960	Pearl River, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1960	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1960	Laurens, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1960	Lughrata, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1960	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1960	Dayanathpur, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1960	Ft Deposit, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1960	Pushmataha, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1960	Kingsville, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1960	Murtoa, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1960	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1960	Kizljar, RU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1960	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1960	Cuero, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1960	Port Isabel, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1960	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1960	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1960	Macon 2 NE, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	62 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 707 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	468
10 to 20	65
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1