Weather Records on 1 August 2012

850 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 2012. Highest significance: Berkshire Valley, AU.

Key Facts for 1 August 2012

On 1 August 2012, 850 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
460 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 802 daily.
Berkshire Valley set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 1 August 2012.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

850 stations

850 station records on 1 August 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Wattening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pavilion 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bolgart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Molino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kodachrome Basin Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Idarado	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ischim Amsg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Green Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Ferry L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Centro 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi Bindi East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Omu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palos Altos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bet Dagan	Israel	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deqen	China	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quelimane	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

850 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 277, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 213.

Records on 1 August 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	277
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 46, daily 802.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

592 broken records

Margins by which the 592 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 2012

Top 20 records on 1 August 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 2012	Berkshire Valley, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	99 years	78 of 100 (Major)
1 August 2012	Goomalling, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	75 of 100 (Major)
1 August 2012	Wattening, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2012	Pavilion 2NE, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2012	Warsaw 6 SW, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2012	Bolgart, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2012	El Molino, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2012	Kodachrome Basin Park, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2012	Idarado, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2012	Dongara, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2012	Ischim Amsg, RU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2012	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	110 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2012	Green Grove, AU	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2012	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2012	Gothenburg, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2012	Millers Ferry L&D, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2012	Pathfinder Dam, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2012	Indarrie, AU	monthly rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2012	Chiconautla, MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2012	Watheroo, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	31 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

1797 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2012. 2012 had 850 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,086

Download the Data

Data for records on 2012-08-01: 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 2026-10-14 (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 10	525
10 to 20	43
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1