Weather Records on 12 August 2005

1,085 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 2005. Highest significance: Gage AP, US.

Key Facts for 12 August 2005

On 12 August 2005, 1,085 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
511 were record highs and 244 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,042 daily.
Gage AP set a daily record precipitation of 85.9 mm (3.4 in) on 12 August 2005.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,085 stations

1,085 station records on 12 August 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Raton Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Roelofarendsveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leiden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lonsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Espita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broadleigh Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wollombi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Egvekinot	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lanesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abcoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trempealeau Dam 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Shmidta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Magdagaci	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna de Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Certkovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monto Township	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,085 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 304, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 330.

Records on 12 August 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	304
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	330
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 2005 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 36, daily 1,042.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

835 broken records

Margins by which the 835 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 2005

Top 20 records on 12 August 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 2005	Gage AP, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 August 2005	McNary 2N, US	monthly rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2005	Raton Fltr Plt, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2005	Roelofarendsveen, NL	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2005	Grand Meadow, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2005	Preston, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2005	Bartow 1SE, US	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2005	Leiden, NL	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2005	Lonsdal, NO	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2005	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2005	Deming, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2005	Newkirk, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2005	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2005	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2005	Espita, MX	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2005	Sabinas (Dge), MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2005	Broadleigh Downs, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2005	Wollombi Station, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2005	Egvekinot, RU	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2005	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily high min	19.1 C (66.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	121 years	43 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 1,085 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 2005-08-12: 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	730
10 to 20	65
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1