Weather Records on 12 August 2006

874 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 2006. Highest significance: Tongliao, CN.

Key Facts for 12 August 2006

On 12 August 2006, 874 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
399 were record highs and 293 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 834 daily.
Tongliao set an all-time record daily precipitation of 174.4 mm (6.9 in) on 12 August 2006.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

874 stations

874 station records on 12 August 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tongliao	China	Record daily precipitation	174.4 mm (6.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kremenec	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
San Bernardo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fletcher 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zheleznodorozhnyj	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zihualtepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Banamichi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Terrington St Clement	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Khmelnytskyi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Siedlce	Poland	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vitim	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balagansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manevichi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Llanta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchong	China	Record high maximum temperature	41.4 C (106.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Tezoyo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coyame (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kocevje	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Ushytsia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trelleborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City 14S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vysokoje	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jasso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rorsbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skedemosse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeshov	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Rafael	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gigant	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smartno Pri Slovenj Gradcu	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Habo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bobrynets	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elmo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	42.6 C (108.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

874 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 137, Highest daily minimum 243, Lowest daily minimum 156, Heaviest daily rainfall 182.

Records on 12 August 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	137
Highest daily minimum	243
Lowest daily minimum	156
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 2006 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 34, daily 834.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

618 broken records

Margins by which the 618 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 2006

Top 20 records on 12 August 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 2006	Tongliao, CN	all-time rain	174.4 mm (6.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2006	Kremenec, UA	monthly rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2006	San Bernardo, MX	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2006	Kozhikode, IN	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2006	Litchfield Park, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2006	Clanton, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	106 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2006	Clover Valley, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2006	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2006	Hopkinsville, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2006	Fletcher 3 W, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2006	Elkhorn, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2006	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high max	33.5 C (92.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2006	Zheleznodorozhnyj, BY	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2006	Zihualtepec, MX	daily rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2006	Banamichi, MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2006	Terrington St Clement, GB	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2006	Khmelnytskyi, UA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2006	Sisseton, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2006	Siedlce, PL	all-time rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2006	Vitim, RU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	76 years	44 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2006. 2006 had 874 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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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 20	587
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1