Weather Records on 19 August 2012

1,377 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 2012. Highest significance: Kanab, US.

Key Facts for 19 August 2012

On 19 August 2012, 1,377 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
770 were record highs and 388 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 22 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,320 daily.
Kanab set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 19 August 2012.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,377 stations

1,377 station records on 19 August 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kanab	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belzoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Niamey Aero	Niger	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Oregano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tesia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Safford Ag Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cann River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Sherwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blankenrath	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burgos-Villafria	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockefeller Wl Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prentiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crane	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Ameca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,377 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 397, Lowest daily maximum 197, Highest daily minimum 373, Lowest daily minimum 191, Heaviest daily rainfall 219.

Records on 19 August 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	397
Lowest daily maximum	197
Highest daily minimum	373
Lowest daily minimum	191
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 2012 by timescale: all-time 22, monthly 35, daily 1,320.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,109 broken records

Margins by which the 1,109 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 2012

Top 20 records on 19 August 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 2012	Kanab, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2012	Houma, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	112 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2012	Kaiserslautern, DE	all-time high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	111 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 August 2012	Uccle, BE	all-time high min	23.1 C (73.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2012	Jarrell, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2012	Belzoni, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2012	Greifswald, DE	daily high max	34.3 C (93.7 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	112 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2012	Le Mars, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	114 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2012	Gonzales 2S, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2012	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	34.9 C (94.8 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	144 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2012	Niamey Aero, NE	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2012	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	monthly high min	23.2 C (73.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2012	Smithville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2012	Callao, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	109 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2012	Halle, DE	daily high max	35.9 C (96.6 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2012	El Oregano, MX	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2012	Tesia, MX	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2012	Biloxi, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	114 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2012	La Grange, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2012	Potsdam, DE	daily high max	36.2 C (97.2 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	118 years	47 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

1797 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2012. 2012 had 1,377 records.

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

Records on 08-19 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1800	1
1809	1
1820	1
1830	2
1831	1
1838	2
1844	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	2
1857	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1867	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1892	5
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	9
1900	5
1901	13
1902	4
1903	6
1904	14
1905	16
1906	37
1907	17
1908	5
1909	24
1910	17
1911	9
1912	18
1913	9
1914	39
1915	34
1916	74
1917	200
1918	33
1919	31
1920	36
1921	22
1922	71
1923	97
1924	174
1925	154
1926	179
1927	343
1928	112
1929	163
1930	182
1931	207
1932	373
1933	328
1934	438
1935	389
1936	679
1937	305
1938	321
1939	432
1940	687
1941	431
1942	308
1943	596
1944	259
1945	427
1946	427
1947	896
1948	371
1949	411
1950	893
1951	362
1952	475
1953	412
1954	576
1955	780
1956	831
1957	325
1958	374
1959	733
1960	864
1961	425
1962	419
1963	570
1964	455
1965	550
1966	1,095
1967	839
1968	948
1969	501
1970	468
1971	376
1972	547
1973	519
1974	466
1975	561
1976	1,144
1977	938
1978	863
1979	1,492
1980	648
1981	1,004
1982	596
1983	1,387
1984	598
1985	713
1986	848
1987	811
1988	982
1989	660
1990	871
1991	656
1992	1,094
1993	771
1994	798
1995	1,542
1996	800
1997	958
1998	717
1999	980
2000	954
2001	1,027
2002	1,389
2003	918
2004	1,310
2005	920
2006	850
2007	1,360
2008	1,186
2009	1,039
2010	1,440
2011	975
2012	1,377
2013	765
2014	701
2015	989
2016	931
2017	439
2018	471
2019	601
2020	1,271
2021	1,365
2022	1,198
2023	910
2024	568
2025	785
2026	753

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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 2026-10-12 (12 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	1,050
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1