Weather Records on 16 August 2012

669 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 2012. Highest significance: Chetumal Intl, MX.

Key Facts for 16 August 2012

On 16 August 2012, 669 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
285 were record highs and 237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 644 daily.
Chetumal Intl set a daily record precipitation of 158.5 mm (6.2 in) on 16 August 2012.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

669 stations

669 station records on 16 August 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chetumal Intl	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yecora (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boca del Salado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baguio	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Ignacio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Rosario	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Zacarias	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gorodovikovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cabo San Lucas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Anita	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Londo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sanford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lodwar	Kenya	Record low maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

669 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 147.

Records on 16 August 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 2012 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 21, daily 644.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

476 broken records

Margins by which the 476 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 2012

Top 20 records on 16 August 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 2012	Chetumal Intl, MX	daily rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2012	Ocozocoautla, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2012	Bridger 2 N, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	102 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2012	Millinocket Muni AP, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2012	San Luis de la Paz, MX	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2012	Yecora (Smn), MX	all-time high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2012	Ekalaka, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2012	Boca del Salado, MX	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2012	Sonoita, MX	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2012	L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld, BM	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2012	Colfax, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2012	Elm Springs 3 ESE, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2012	Reykjavik, IS	daily high max	21.3 C (70.3 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2012	Baguio, PH	daily rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2012	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2012	Paoli, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2012	Jordan, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2012	Marshall, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2012	Uil, KZ	daily high min	24.7 C (76.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	118 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2012	San Ignacio, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 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 669 records.

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

Records on 08-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	2
1811	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	2
1850	1
1856	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	5
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1882	2
1883	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1890	5
1891	2
1893	6
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	4
1898	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	7
1902	5
1903	12
1904	9
1905	9
1906	11
1907	20
1908	31
1909	25
1910	14
1911	16
1912	30
1913	88
1914	10
1915	32
1916	147
1917	27
1918	72
1919	13
1920	144
1921	42
1922	148
1923	135
1924	139
1925	92
1926	165
1927	314
1928	207
1929	509
1930	158
1931	336
1932	348
1933	260
1934	504
1935	496
1936	728
1937	818
1938	700
1939	340
1940	287
1941	371
1942	447
1943	579
1944	467
1945	370
1946	313
1947	477
1948	342
1949	345
1950	305
1951	423
1952	552
1953	558
1954	648
1955	558
1956	413
1957	402
1958	1,013
1959	354
1960	518
1961	866
1962	423
1963	897
1964	831
1965	565
1966	433
1967	829
1968	824
1969	684
1970	386
1971	641
1972	997
1973	592
1974	689
1975	766
1976	1,153
1977	831
1978	835
1979	1,698
1980	855
1981	766
1982	516
1983	1,251
1984	662
1985	1,063
1986	811
1987	1,120
1988	1,594
1989	730
1990	702
1991	601
1992	2,027
1993	820
1994	1,075
1995	1,542
1996	678
1997	1,284
1998	865
1999	697
2000	873
2001	1,136
2002	1,258
2003	1,220
2004	1,239
2005	813
2006	894
2007	1,442
2008	1,183
2009	1,128
2010	1,239
2011	896
2012	669
2013	770
2014	640
2015	841
2016	786
2017	672
2018	412
2019	430
2020	1,382
2021	825
2022	1,145
2023	1,354
2024	765
2025	661
2026	661

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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	445
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1