Weather Records on 12 August 2002

1,345 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 2002. Highest significance: Fichtelberg, DE.

Key Facts for 12 August 2002

On 12 August 2002, 1,345 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
807 were record highs and 262 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 19 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 1,267 daily.
Fichtelberg set an all-time record daily precipitation of 137.8 mm (5.4 in) on 12 August 2002.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,345 stations

1,345 station records on 12 August 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	137.8 mm (5.4 in)	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	182.3 mm (7.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Altgeringswalde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Marienberg-Reitzenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	164.5 mm (6.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hollenstein (Kraftwerk)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Waldhauser (National Park)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Marienberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	166.5 mm (6.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Berlin-Tempelhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pemfling-Pitzling	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Annaberg-Buchholz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jonsberg Landbruksskole	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Juterbog	Germany	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zwieselberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fagered	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lillhardal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Baruth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Zehlendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Idre_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Dum Dum	India	Record daily precipitation	230.1 mm (9.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Buch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Schonefeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huerta Vieja	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tamanrasset	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Litke	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Linhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ingebyra (Grosses Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grunow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Astatla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trangslet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,345 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 547, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 260, Lowest daily minimum 155, Heaviest daily rainfall 276.

Records on 12 August 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	547
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	260
Lowest daily minimum	155
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 2002 by timescale: all-time 19, monthly 59, daily 1,267.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,040 broken records

Margins by which the 1,040 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 2002

Top 20 records on 12 August 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 2002	Fichtelberg, DE	all-time rain	137.8 mm (5.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 August 2002	Muncheberg, DE	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 August 2002	Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg, DE	all-time rain	182.3 mm (7.2 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	48 years	79 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2002	Sterling, US	all-time rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	77 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2002	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	112 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2002	Altgeringswalde, DE	all-time rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	73 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2002	Bucklin 1SE, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	108 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2002	Marienberg-Reitzenhain, DE	all-time rain	164.5 mm (6.5 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2002	Koloko Rsvr 1137, US	monthly rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2002	Hollenstein (Kraftwerk), DE	daily rain	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2002	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2002	Potsdam, DE	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2002	Waldhauser (National Park), DE	all-time rain	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2002	Greensburg, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2002	Marienberg, DE	all-time rain	166.5 mm (6.6 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2002	Berlin-Tempelhof, DE	daily rain	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2002	Ljusnedal, SE	monthly rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2002	Brandenburg-Gorden, DE	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2002	Pemfling-Pitzling, DE	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2002	Annaberg-Buchholz, DE	all-time rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	57 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2002. 2002 had 1,345 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	570
2019	695
2020	730
2021	980
2022	616
2023	779
2024	659
2025	639
2026	850

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	983
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1