Weather Records on 31 August 2012

932 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 2012. Highest significance: Shoreham, AU.

Key Facts for 31 August 2012

On 31 August 2012, 932 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
526 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 900 daily.
Shoreham set a daily record precipitation of 40.2 mm (1.6 in) on 31 August 2012.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

932 stations

932 station records on 31 August 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Alum Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Konstanz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria Esler Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Risinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vallnora_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mariefred	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Purvis 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burra Community School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Washita	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keo	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norrby_S	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Las Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen Springs 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eudora	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwarden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Husaro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Botkinburg 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Astara	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vallentuna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

932 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 242, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 284, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 257.

Records on 31 August 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	242
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	284
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 2012 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 27, daily 900.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

708 broken records

Margins by which the 708 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 2012

Top 20 records on 31 August 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 2012	Shoreham, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2012	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2012	Alum Fk, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2012	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	105 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2012	Konstanz, DE	daily rain	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2012	Alexandria Esler Fld, US	monthly rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2012	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2012	Rison, US	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2012	Risinge, SE	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2012	Augusta, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2012	Vallnora_D, SE	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2012	Benton, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2012	Mariefred, SE	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2012	Searcy, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2012	Polson, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2012	Purvis 2N, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2012	Burra Community School, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2012	Washita, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2012	Tallulah, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2012	Keo, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	49 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

1796 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2012. 2012 had 932 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	457
2015	1,074
2016	597
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	596

Download the Data

Data for records on 2012-08-31: 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	651
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1