Weather Records on 10 August 2012

995 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 2012. Highest significance: Jingdezhen, CN.

Key Facts for 10 August 2012

On 10 August 2012, 995 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
500 were record highs and 266 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 936 daily.
Jingdezhen set an all-time record daily precipitation of 364.6 mm (14.4 in) on 10 August 2012.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

995 stations

995 station records on 10 August 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jingdezhen	China	Record daily precipitation	364.6 mm (14.4 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Confluence 1 SW Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blasillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Potrerito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Tomas Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monteagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zacualtipan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Creek 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gloria Escondida	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saxton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Two Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Botanic Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	43.8 C (110.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gruidora	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa (Fools Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Mountain 4SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centro Experimental W-75	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco Rueda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

995 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 288, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 229.

Records on 10 August 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	288
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 2012 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 44, daily 936.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

721 broken records

Margins by which the 721 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 136.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 2012

Top 20 records on 10 August 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 2012	Jingdezhen, CN	all-time rain	364.6 mm (14.4 in)	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	57 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 August 2012	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	all-time rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2012	Confluence 1 SW Dam, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2012	Alma, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	99 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2012	Paulding, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2012	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	115 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2012	Blasillo, MX	daily rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2012	Philo, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	115 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2012	Midland, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2012	Magadan, RU	daily rain	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2012	Millington 3 SE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2012	Potrerito, MX	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2012	Santo Tomas Puente Colgante, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2012	Salamanca Aeropuerto, ES	all-time high max	41.0 C (105.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2012	Saginaw #3, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2012	York Pond, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2012	Monteagle, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2012	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2012	Wisconsin Rapids, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2012	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	45 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

1814 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2012. 2012 had 995 records.

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

Records on 08-10 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1815	1
1838	1
1845	2
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1857	2
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1869	2
1871	1
1877	1
1879	4
1881	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	7
1898	4
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	8
1904	12
1905	5
1906	16
1907	9
1908	7
1909	33
1910	10
1911	40
1912	39
1913	44
1914	27
1915	26
1916	88
1917	51
1918	43
1919	51
1920	101
1921	66
1922	78
1923	175
1924	245
1925	430
1926	80
1927	294
1928	160
1929	264
1930	299
1931	424
1932	251
1933	305
1934	662
1935	480
1936	487
1937	399
1938	382
1939	593
1940	386
1941	459
1942	420
1943	304
1944	1,006
1945	360
1946	303
1947	766
1948	339
1949	586
1950	324
1951	425
1952	395
1953	431
1954	372
1955	309
1956	522
1957	322
1958	443
1959	528
1960	470
1961	640
1962	761
1963	479
1964	553
1965	700
1966	1,231
1967	766
1968	784
1969	588
1970	702
1971	760
1972	1,175
1973	597
1974	719
1975	664
1976	855
1977	786
1978	495
1979	700
1980	849
1981	857
1982	1,070
1983	915
1984	956
1985	918
1986	535
1987	896
1988	792
1989	1,291
1990	736
1991	819
1992	1,051
1993	774
1994	1,338
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,504
1998	1,112
1999	945
2000	990
2001	1,192
2002	1,080
2003	1,556
2004	976
2005	1,225
2006	980
2007	1,476
2008	871
2009	869
2010	1,704
2011	1,247
2012	995
2013	599
2014	516
2015	583
2016	893
2017	636
2018	1,018
2019	754
2020	816
2021	553
2022	687
2023	782
2024	882
2025	659
2026	1,142

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Data for records on 2012-08-10: 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 20	674
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1