Weather Records on 12 August 1972

473 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1972. Highest significance: Red Rock 6 SSW, US.

Key Facts for 12 August 1972

On 12 August 1972, 473 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 459 daily.
Red Rock 6 SSW set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 12 August 1972.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

473 stations

473 station records on 12 August 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Rock 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Peotone	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Reboly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Dagua de Dentro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barstow	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Niederstotzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gagrskiy	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Point Isl du Boi	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brigham City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kostroma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Strijen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morris River	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lajeado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Verebye (Closed)	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

473 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 186.

Records on 12 August 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1972 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 11, daily 459.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1972

Top 20 records on 12 August 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1972	Red Rock 6 SSW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 August 1972	Sonora, US	all-time rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1972	Maquoketa, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1972	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1972	Peotone, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1972	Reboly, RU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1972	Tussenbeide, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1972	Ventspils, LV	daily rain	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1972	Mae Dagua de Dentro, BR	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1972	Malad, US	all-time high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1972	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1972	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1972	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1972	Truxton Canyon, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1972	Barstow, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1972	Chattanooga AP, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1972	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1972	Niederstotzingen, DE	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1972	Centralia, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1972	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	11 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 473 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	317
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1