Weather Records on 12 August 2001

855 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 2001. Highest significance: Sewanee, US.

Key Facts for 12 August 2001

On 12 August 2001, 855 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
432 were record highs and 228 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 830 daily.
Sewanee set a daily record precipitation of 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 12 August 2001.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

855 stations

855 station records on 12 August 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Grouse Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Perevoz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Comanja de Corona	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pico del Este	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuehuepan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buras	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ramon 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tye Rvr 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baise	China	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Asientos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Tlaixpan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bacadehuachi	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kislokan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zanesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Derrame	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deva	Romania	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malham Tarn	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Preston: Moor Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Pocitas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

855 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 151, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 281, Lowest daily minimum 145, Heaviest daily rainfall 195.

Records on 12 August 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	151
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	281
Lowest daily minimum	145
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 2001 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 830.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

625 broken records

Margins by which the 625 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 2001

Top 20 records on 12 August 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 2001	Sewanee, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2001	Grouse Creek, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2001	Saltville 1N, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2001	Perevoz, RU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2001	Kings Mills, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2001	Mt Wx, US	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2001	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	monthly low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2001	Philo 3 SW, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2001	Cluj Napoca, RO	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2001	Comanja de Corona, MX	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2001	Pico del Este, PR	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2001	Ahuehuepan, MX	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2001	Union City 3 SE, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2001	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	115 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2001	Newburgh L&D, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2001	Buras, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2001	Asuncion Nochixtlan, MX	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2001	Aby, SE	daily rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2001	Okmulgee Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2001	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	45 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 855 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 2001-08-12: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 20	587
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1