Weather Records on 13 August 2012

969 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 2012. Highest significance: Springer, US.

Key Facts for 13 August 2012

On 13 August 2012, 969 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
505 were record highs and 288 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 936 daily.
Springer set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 13 August 2012.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

969 stations

969 station records on 13 August 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Izium	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bochil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chumpuruk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecitos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Christchurch Intl	New Zealand	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Donetsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Patzcuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Independence Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Cumbres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baranovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ahualulco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palm Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Allendale 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Mezquital	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Makahalau 103	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington Four Corners Rgnl A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

969 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 243, Lowest daily maximum 171, Highest daily minimum 262, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 176.

Records on 13 August 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	243
Lowest daily maximum	171
Highest daily minimum	262
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 2012 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 30, daily 936.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

680 broken records

Margins by which the 680 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 2012

Top 20 records on 13 August 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 2012	Springer, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	95 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2012	Izium, UA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2012	Bochil, MX	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2012	Chumpuruk, RU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2012	Vallecitos, MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2012	Palpan, MX	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2012	Christchurch Intl, NZ	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2012	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	120 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2012	Donetsk, UA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2012	Craibstone, GB	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2012	Mundaring Weir, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2012	Patzcuaro, MX	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2012	Montrose #2, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2012	Independence Camp, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2012	Ft Grant, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2012	Wapello, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2012	Fort Huachuca, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2012	Miller, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2012	Winnemucca AP, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	118 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2012	Puente Colgante, MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	31 years	43 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 969 records.

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

Records on 08-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1843	2
1849	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1864	3
1867	3
1868	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	3
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	5
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	9
1898	2
1899	4
1900	3
1901	3
1902	23
1903	12
1904	11
1905	11
1906	8
1907	3
1908	36
1909	33
1910	9
1911	41
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	32
1916	64
1917	62
1918	68
1919	38
1920	56
1921	34
1922	39
1923	84
1924	168
1925	146
1926	168
1927	113
1928	215
1929	184
1930	490
1931	596
1932	369
1933	291
1934	427
1935	400
1936	705
1937	370
1938	442
1939	276
1940	631
1941	516
1942	388
1943	611
1944	761
1945	356
1946	599
1947	685
1948	346
1949	420
1950	436
1951	373
1952	985
1953	238
1954	781
1955	732
1956	355
1957	432
1958	352
1959	363
1960	460
1961	503
1962	550
1963	583
1964	1,526
1965	734
1966	565
1967	1,091
1968	828
1969	663
1970	390
1971	431
1972	485
1973	452
1974	572
1975	462
1976	693
1977	678
1978	761
1979	1,198
1980	502
1981	534
1982	653
1983	647
1984	597
1985	829
1986	609
1987	1,106
1988	1,363
1989	637
1990	770
1991	845
1992	1,666
1993	993
1994	944
1995	1,910
1996	1,276
1997	1,009
1998	917
1999	1,363
2000	719
2001	861
2002	1,475
2003	1,993
2004	2,040
2005	1,418
2006	1,023
2007	1,243
2008	842
2009	806
2010	1,783
2011	736
2012	969
2013	430
2014	701
2015	652
2016	1,064
2017	523
2018	461
2019	653
2020	753
2021	928
2022	799
2023	763
2024	1,061
2025	714
2026	1,097

Download the Data

Data for records on 2012-08-13: 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	654
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2