Weather Records on 15 August 2012

654 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 2012. Highest significance: Rhein Main, DE.

Key Facts for 15 August 2012

On 15 August 2012, 654 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
330 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 635 daily.
Rhein Main set a daily record precipitation of 50.2 mm (2.0 in) on 15 August 2012.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

654 stations

654 station records on 15 August 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rhein Main	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Aginskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boca del Salado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chetumal (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Limones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maracay - B.A. Sucr	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Omolon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abakan(Hakasskaja)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emmendingen-Mundingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cucurpe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nieves	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Rumorosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Tomas Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jesup 8 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cimbaj	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Konstanz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Centro 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quillayute AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cabo San Lucas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Las Barracas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalupe Grijalva	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mozyr	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnij_Baskuncak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Banos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Opheim 10 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Angostura	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cabo San Lucas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

654 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 127.

Records on 15 August 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 635.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

464 broken records

Margins by which the 464 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 2012

Top 20 records on 15 August 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 2012	Rhein Main, DE	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2012	Aginskoe, RU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2012	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2012	Alvaro Obregon, MX	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2012	Boca del Salado, MX	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2012	Chetumal (Dge), MX	daily rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2012	Chapman, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2012	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2012	Uil, KZ	daily high min	25.5 C (77.9 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	118 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2012	Jacksboro, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2012	Roanoke, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2012	Limones, MX	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2012	Maracay - B.A. Sucr, VE	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2012	Omolon, RU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2012	Bridger 2 N, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2012	Baldwinsville, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	114 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2012	Abakan(Hakasskaja), RU	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2012	Lemon Cove, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2012	Ocozocoautla, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2012	Cet Central England, GB	daily high min	15.8 C (60.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	118 years	40 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 654 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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 2026-10-14 (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	435
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1