Weather Records on 23 August 2012

688 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 2012. Highest significance: Park Reservoir, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 2012

On 23 August 2012, 688 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
340 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 661 daily.
Park Reservoir set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 23 August 2012.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

688 stations

688 station records on 23 August 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Park Reservoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Box Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Charleston Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bellenden Ker Top STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bellenden Ker Bottom STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tecuala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta 5SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zhengzhou	China	Record low minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nemuro	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mys Krilon	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
N Las Vegas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pahranagat Wr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wolf Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alpuyeca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mazanovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Fire Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sikasso	Mali	Record low minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kolpasevo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tantalus 2 780.5	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neptune Island	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guanghua	China	Record low minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anyang	China	Record low minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

688 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 138.

Records on 23 August 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 661.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

522 broken records

Margins by which the 522 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 2012

Top 20 records on 23 August 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 2012	Park Reservoir, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2012	Wupatki Nm, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2012	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2012	Moab, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	118 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2012	Real del Monte, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2012	Nuuanu Rsch 5 775, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2012	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2012	St George, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2012	Ubon Ratchathani, TH	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2012	Wittmann 1SE, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2012	Box Creek, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2012	Castle Hot Springs, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2012	Minatitlan, MX	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2012	Mt Charleston Fire STN, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2012	Daytona Beach, US	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2012	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2012	Osijek, HR	daily high max	36.6 C (97.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2012	Escalante, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2012	Bellenden Ker Top STN, AU	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2012	Pioche, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	63 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

1802 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2012. 2012 had 688 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,092
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,294
2026	593

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Data for records on 2012-08-23: 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	507
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2