Weather Records on 12 August 2010

1,907 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 2010. Highest significance: Gellibrand River West, AU.

Key Facts for 12 August 2010

On 12 August 2010, 1,907 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,234 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 23 were all-time records, 96 monthly and 1,788 daily.
Gellibrand River West set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.0 mm (3.5 in) on 12 August 2010.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,907 stations

1,907 station records on 12 August 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Fern Tree (Grays Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Bothwell (Cluny)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Darby	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Risdon Vale (Poplar Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lake Bolac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warner Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Treatment Plant)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bamaga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tanybryn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Irrewillipe (Tomahawk Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Longley (Telopea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Sheepwash)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Addington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lucaston (Bakers Creek Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Skriveri	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rosa Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cowaramup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Balline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie South (Staples Suga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vomb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lysekil_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Skipton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,907 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 383, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 851, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 476.

Records on 12 August 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	383
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	851
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	476
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 2010 by timescale: all-time 23, monthly 96, daily 1,788.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,442 broken records

Margins by which the 1,442 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 2010

Top 20 records on 12 August 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 2010	Gellibrand River West, AU	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 August 2010	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2010	Fern Tree (Grays Road), AU	all-time rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	76 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2010	Bothwell (Franklin Street), AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	76 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2010	Bothwell (Cluny), AU	monthly rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2010	Darby, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2010	Miena Dam, AU	monthly rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2010	Vinga, SE	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	105 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2010	Killora (Grasmere), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2010	Risdon Vale (Poplar Road), AU	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2010	Bronte Heights, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2010	Lake Bolac (Post Office), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2010	Colebrook (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2010	Ballarat Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2010	Avoca (Railway House), AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2010	Clunes, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	112 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2010	Lexton, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2010	Warner Glen, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2010	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2010	Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	59 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2010. 2010 had 1,907 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 2010-08-12: 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 20	1,355
20 to 40	64
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1