Weather Records on 12 August 2000

741 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 2000. Highest significance: Duolun, CN.

Key Facts for 12 August 2000

On 12 August 2000, 741 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
392 were record highs and 238 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 711 daily.
Duolun set an all-time record daily precipitation of 154.7 mm (6.1 in) on 12 August 2000.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

741 stations

741 station records on 12 August 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Duolun	China	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
San Salvador El Seco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Aurangabad Chikalth	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orlik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Windham 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maksimovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tekax de Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Guzman (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Hill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hoseda Hard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Martin Obispo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mogoca	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnjaja Gutara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Airport	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palizada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nochistlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Capitan Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

741 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 213, Lowest daily minimum 159, Heaviest daily rainfall 111.

Records on 12 August 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	213
Lowest daily minimum	159
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 2000 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 711.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

516 broken records

Margins by which the 516 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 2000

Top 20 records on 12 August 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 2000	Duolun, CN	all-time rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2000	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	99 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2000	San Salvador El Seco, MX	monthly rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2000	Aurangabad Chikalth, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2000	Belchertown, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2000	Orlik, RU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2000	Plant City, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2000	Windham 3 E, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2000	San Pedro del Gallo (Smn), MX	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2000	Maksimovo, RU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2000	Tekax de Alvaro Obregon, MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2000	Genoa 2 W, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2000	Northville, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2000	Ilford (Warrangunyah), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2000	Glenns Ferry, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2000	Leola, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2000	Ciudad Guzman (Obs), MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2000	Birch Hill Dam, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2000	Long Prairie, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2000	Toms River, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2000. 2000 had 741 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 2000-08-12: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	498
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1