Weather Records on 4 August 2012

738 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 2012. Highest significance: Buckingham, US.

Key Facts for 4 August 2012

On 4 August 2012, 738 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
457 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 698 daily.
Buckingham set a daily record precipitation of 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 4 August 2012.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

738 stations

738 station records on 4 August 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St. Brandon (St. Ra	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peuelitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halstad	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shenyang	China	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson 17 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Suomussalmi Naljanka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hassela_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hyrynsalmi Moisiovaara	Finland	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mandujano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Escobedo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blokzijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Craig	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narpio Alamarkku	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Golondrina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ciano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Purdue UNIV AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Udu Point	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colstrip	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watonga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Ocotlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

738 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 237, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 220, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 133.

Records on 4 August 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	237
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	220
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 2012 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 35, daily 698.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

468 broken records

Margins by which the 468 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 2012

Top 20 records on 4 August 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 2012	Buckingham, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	107 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 August 2012	Mt Holly 4 NE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	101 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2012	Bemidji, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	109 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2012	St. Brandon (St. Ra, MU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2012	Hale Loud Dam, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2012	Angermunde, DE	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2012	Jinzhou, CN	daily rain	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2012	Peuelitas, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2012	Gravette, US	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2012	Springer, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	117 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2012	Olga 2 SE, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2012	Santa Rita, PR	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2012	Halstad, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2012	Cass Lake, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2012	Shenyang, CN	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2012	Tierra Blanca, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2012	Tucson 17 NW, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2012	Hillsboro, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2012	Fessenden, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2012	Clarendon, US	daily high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	41 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

1815 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2012. 2012 had 738 records.

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

Records on 08-04 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1830	2
1833	1
1835	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1857	1
1859	2
1860	2
1863	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1874	3
1875	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1898	1
1899	7
1900	6
1902	4
1903	18
1904	11
1905	19
1906	14
1907	20
1908	31
1909	27
1910	17
1911	23
1912	51
1913	15
1914	33
1915	85
1916	97
1917	29
1918	95
1919	34
1920	79
1921	67
1922	68
1923	146
1924	132
1925	77
1926	334
1927	136
1928	352
1929	224
1930	698
1931	371
1932	258
1933	347
1934	521
1935	367
1936	719
1937	258
1938	489
1939	433
1940	236
1941	383
1942	303
1943	468
1944	662
1945	355
1946	265
1947	845
1948	558
1949	421
1950	666
1951	680
1952	465
1953	1,017
1954	426
1955	624
1956	437
1957	343
1958	533
1959	303
1960	331
1961	745
1962	470
1963	438
1964	885
1965	409
1966	552
1967	428
1968	280
1969	638
1970	415
1971	813
1972	773
1973	748
1974	1,040
1975	772
1976	801
1977	599
1978	1,051
1979	510
1980	998
1981	636
1982	703
1983	920
1984	722
1985	634
1986	905
1987	892
1988	1,204
1989	738
1990	1,013
1991	769
1992	754
1993	1,046
1994	1,265
1995	1,117
1996	1,143
1997	891
1998	1,423
1999	762
2000	840
2001	1,087
2002	928
2003	1,309
2004	968
2005	1,246
2006	1,131
2007	685
2008	883
2009	681
2010	1,665
2011	1,536
2012	738
2013	452
2014	980
2015	505
2016	732
2017	1,134
2018	760
2019	499
2020	778
2021	691
2022	1,185
2023	1,150
2024	809
2025	840
2026	1,044

Download the Data

Data for records on 2012-08-04: 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	450
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2