Weather Records on 12 August 1976

495 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1976. Highest significance: Tapirai-Jusante, BR.

Key Facts for 12 August 1976

On 12 August 1976, 495 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 480 daily.
Tapirai-Jusante set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.1 mm (1.8 in) on 12 August 1976.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

495 stations

495 station records on 12 August 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tapirai-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Congonhal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Piranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ivdel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Paraiso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tomazina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Acaiaca-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Registro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Araujos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salesopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bambui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guararema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Torreoes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coronel Macedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vaughn	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers City 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vermilion A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kolpasevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Visconde de Rio Claro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karsakpaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arhara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salto Do Itarare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao Do Ibitipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Belo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Capinzal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Sao Jose	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Engenheiro Maia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guarani	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

495 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 289.

Records on 12 August 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1976 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 10, daily 480.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1976

Top 20 records on 12 August 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1976	Tapirai-Jusante, BR	monthly rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1976	Usina Congonhal, BR	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1976	Piranga, BR	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1976	Escanaba, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1976	Ivdel, RU	all-time rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1976	Fazenda Paraiso, BR	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1976	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1976	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	23.5 C (74.3 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1976	Tomazina, BR	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1976	Acaiaca-Jusante, BR	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1976	Princeville, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1976	Pitas, BR	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1976	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1976	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1976	Koosharem, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1976	Registro, BR	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1976	Araujos, BR	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1976	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily high min	24.9 C (76.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1976	Montezuma 1 W, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1976	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	35 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 495 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 5	243
5 to 10	70
10 to 15	49
15 to 20	16
20 to 25	12
25 to 30	7
30 to 35	3
35 to 40	2