Weather Records on 12 August 1989

827 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1989. Highest significance: Vardoe, NO.

Key Facts for 12 August 1989

On 12 August 1989, 827 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 393 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 809 daily.
Vardoe set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 12 August 1989.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

827 stations

827 station records on 12 August 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vardoe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Haswell	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Suomussalmi Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tihosuco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blanktjernmoen I Kvikne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Round Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
West Hartford Nepp	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bikin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cockaponset Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Korsselbranna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
East Lansing 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blaikliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Catarina Norte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Acaponeta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shurabad	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Surry Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

827 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 180, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 213, Heaviest daily rainfall 221.

Records on 12 August 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	180
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	213
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1989 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 809.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1989

Top 20 records on 12 August 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1989	Vardoe, NO	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 August 1989	Newport, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 August 1989	Haswell, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1989	Goshen 3SW, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1989	Vernon, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1989	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1989	Tecolutla, MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1989	Suomussalmi Kk, FI	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1989	Caribou 2 S, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1989	Tihosuco, MX	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1989	Key West NAS, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1989	Blanktjernmoen I Kvikne, NO	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1989	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1989	New Salem, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1989	Round Pond, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1989	West Hartford Nepp, US	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1989	Brunswick, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1989	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1989	Gardner, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1989	Brevard, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	41 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1989. 1989 had 827 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 1989-08-12: 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	552
10 to 20	43
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1