Weather Records on 20 August 2012

1,086 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 2012. Highest significance: St Gabriel, US.

Key Facts for 20 August 2012

On 20 August 2012, 1,086 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
580 were record highs and 339 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 19 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 1,035 daily.
St Gabriel set a daily record precipitation of 74.4 mm (2.9 in) on 20 August 2012.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,086 stations

1,086 station records on 20 August 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Gabriel	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres (Isla)/S	Colombia	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ojocaliente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Strehlen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	39.7 C (103.5 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dengqen	China	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Venabu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wise 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Media Luna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gera-Leumnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Twentynine Palms	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oschatz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montoro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
High Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Slidell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nemuro	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tacubaya	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Sauz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Escobedo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Tempelhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Strehlen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Erofej Pavlovic	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thibodaux 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Forest Sherman NAS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Guadalupe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,086 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 253, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 327, Lowest daily minimum 181, Heaviest daily rainfall 167.

Records on 20 August 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	253
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	327
Lowest daily minimum	181
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 2012 by timescale: all-time 19, monthly 32, daily 1,035.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

860 broken records

Margins by which the 860 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 2012

Top 20 records on 20 August 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 2012	St Gabriel, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	97 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2012	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	103 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2012	San Andres (Isla)/S, CO	monthly high max	35.5 C (95.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2012	Ojocaliente, MX	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2012	Chemnitz, DE	all-time high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2012	Dresden-Strehlen, DE	all-time high max	39.7 C (103.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2012	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	36.9 C (98.4 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	144 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2012	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high min	20.7 C (69.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	134 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2012	Los Reyes, MX	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2012	Dengqen, CN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2012	Venabu, NO	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2012	Nurnberg, DE	daily high max	36.3 C (97.3 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	113 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2012	Rocky Mt, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2012	Wise 1SE, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2012	Fichtelberg, DE	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2012	Boos, DE	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2012	Presa Media Luna, MX	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2012	Jacksonville NAS, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2012	Gera-Leumnitz, DE	all-time high max	37.5 C (99.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2012	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	20.8 C (69.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	134 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

1797 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2012. 2012 had 1,086 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	793
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1