Weather Records on 12 August 2012

910 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 2012. Highest significance: Tasiilaq, GL.

Key Facts for 12 August 2012

On 12 August 2012, 910 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
544 were record highs and 287 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 872 daily.
Tasiilaq set a daily record precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 12 August 2012.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

910 stations

910 station records on 12 August 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Pudino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecitos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ceahlau Toaca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canakkale	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chicharras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kota Aerodrome	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irtyshsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	39.1 C (102.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandberg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

910 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 291, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 253, Lowest daily minimum 162, Heaviest daily rainfall 79.

Records on 12 August 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	291
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	253
Lowest daily minimum	162
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 2012 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 34, daily 872.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

640 broken records

Margins by which the 640 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 2012

Top 20 records on 12 August 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 2012	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2012	Pudino, RU	all-time rain	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2012	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	5.7 C (42.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	102 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2012	Vallecitos, MX	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2012	Barabinsk, RU	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2012	Hiram, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2012	Franklin, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2012	Warren, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2012	Ceahlau Toaca, RO	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2012	Lindsay, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2012	Polson, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2012	Canakkale, TR	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2012	Idyllwild Fire Dept, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2012	Plant City, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2012	Gainesville, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2012	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	124 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2012	Finca Chicharras, MX	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2012	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2012	Hohenwald, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2012	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 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

1793 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2012. 2012 had 910 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	629
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1