Weather Records on 12 August 1967

1,135 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1967. Highest significance: Fairbanks Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 12 August 1967

On 12 August 1967, 1,135 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 907 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,081 daily.
Fairbanks Intl AP set an all-time record daily precipitation of 86.9 mm (3.4 in) on 12 August 1967.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,135 stations

1,135 station records on 12 August 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Safford	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tajique 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bernalillo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caballo Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oktyabr Skoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pachhar	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Novoselenginsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prattville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,135 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 357, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 550, Heaviest daily rainfall 111.

Records on 12 August 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	357
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	550
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1967 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 48, daily 1,081.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

867 broken records

Margins by which the 867 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1967

Top 20 records on 12 August 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1967	Fairbanks Intl AP, US	all-time rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 August 1967	Willsons River, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 August 1967	Manley Hot Springs, US	all-time rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 August 1967	Nenana Muni AP, US	all-time rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 August 1967	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 August 1967	University Exp STN, US	all-time rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 August 1967	Rayne 6 N, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1967	American River, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1967	Clifton, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1967	Safford, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1967	Eagle Creek, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1967	Valdosta 2 S, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1967	McKinley Park, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1967	Duncan, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1967	Willcox, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1967	Tajique 4 N, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1967	University, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1967	Malvern, US	monthly low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1967	Russellville, US	monthly low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1967	Bernalillo, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	68 years	44 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1967. 1967 had 1,135 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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Data for records on 1967-08-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	822
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1