Weather Records on 12 August 2007

1,209 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 2007. Highest significance: Luvia Perankyla, FI.

Key Facts for 12 August 2007

On 12 August 2007, 1,209 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
888 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,154 daily.
Luvia Perankyla set an all-time record daily precipitation of 79.5 mm (3.1 in) on 12 August 2007.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,209 stations

1,209 station records on 12 August 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Luvia Perankyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Skultuna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Laurel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Robertsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Green River Aviation	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kauhajoki Nummijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waikiki 717.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Espedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	335.5 mm (13.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merikarvia Tuorila Alakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atnsjoen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sokna II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holjes	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salo Suomusjarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ninety Nine Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
II Yli-Olhava	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Cajon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Simo Simoniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Novillero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abjorsbraten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maksimovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,209 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 488, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 400, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 151.

Records on 12 August 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	488
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	400
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 2007 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 43, daily 1,154.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

849 broken records

Margins by which the 849 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 2007

Top 20 records on 12 August 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 2007	Luvia Perankyla, FI	all-time rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2007	Skultuna, SE	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2007	Laurel, US	all-time high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2007	Robertsdale, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2007	Hernando, US	all-time high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2007	Los Reyes, MX	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2007	Green River Aviation, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2007	Kauhajoki Nummijarvi, FI	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2007	Waikiki 717.2, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2007	Espedalen, NO	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2007	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2007	Naha, JP	monthly rain	335.5 mm (13.2 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2007	Cleveland 3S, US	daily rain	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2007	Hedal I Valdres II, NO	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2007	Viroqua, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2007	Merikarvia Tuorila Alakyla, FI	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2007	Atnsjoen, NO	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2007	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2007	Winnsboro, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2007	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2007. 2007 had 1,209 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	821
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1