Weather Records on 12 August 2014

787 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 2014. Highest significance: Hale Loud Dam, US.

Key Facts for 12 August 2014

On 12 August 2014, 787 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
317 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 758 daily.
Hale Loud Dam set an all-time record daily precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 12 August 2014.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

787 stations

787 station records on 12 August 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Millville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Needles AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre_Soppero	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stampede Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Enontekio Kilpisjarvi Kylakesk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tarendo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye Lake 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Willis	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Potato Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tok	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grouse Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Svappavaara	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Naimakka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stampede Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mosnov	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rautavaara Yla-Luosta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corral Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Khust	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

787 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 343.

Records on 12 August 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	343
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 2014 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 22, daily 758.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

652 broken records

Margins by which the 652 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 174.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 2014

Top 20 records on 12 August 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 2014	Hale Loud Dam, US	all-time rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2014	Millville Muni AP, US	daily rain	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2014	Grosse Pointe Farms, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2014	Celina, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2014	Sarpsborg, NO	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2014	Dearborn, US	all-time rain	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2014	Needles AP, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2014	Rushville, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2014	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2014	E Tawas, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2014	Ovre_Soppero, SE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2014	Cedar Lake, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2014	Stampede Pass, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2014	Oneonta, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2014	Millersburg, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2014	Enontekio Kilpisjarvi Kylakesk, FI	monthly rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2014	Gallivare_A, SE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2014	Tarendo, SE	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2014	Buckeye Lake 1 N, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2014	Willis, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	51 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2014. 2014 had 787 records.

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

Records on 08-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	2
1814	1
1815	1
1825	1
1843	1
1851	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1879	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	1
1899	10
1900	1
1901	5
1902	9
1903	14
1904	13
1905	16
1906	8
1907	8
1908	31
1909	42
1910	16
1911	33
1912	40
1913	39
1914	26
1915	46
1916	31
1917	134
1918	37
1919	42
1920	26
1921	174
1922	71
1923	89
1924	267
1925	150
1926	154
1927	145
1928	173
1929	276
1930	501
1931	708
1932	418
1933	271
1934	471
1935	408
1936	591
1937	356
1938	237
1939	282
1940	545
1941	481
1942	257
1943	523
1944	595
1945	295
1946	655
1947	729
1948	384
1949	469
1950	442
1951	357
1952	533
1953	227
1954	969
1955	590
1956	265
1957	384
1958	406
1959	388
1960	707
1961	381
1962	466
1963	559
1964	1,346
1965	977
1966	777
1967	1,135
1968	444
1969	629
1970	422
1971	486
1972	473
1973	442
1974	560
1975	593
1976	495
1977	747
1978	571
1979	1,192
1980	692
1981	665
1982	789
1983	923
1984	665
1985	935
1986	615
1987	935
1988	1,518
1989	827
1990	727
1991	726
1992	1,134
1993	936
1994	861
1995	1,654
1996	1,336
1997	1,363
1998	1,215
1999	1,325
2000	741
2001	855
2002	1,345
2003	1,752
2004	1,872
2005	1,085
2006	874
2007	1,209
2008	970
2009	814
2010	1,907
2011	903
2012	910
2013	427
2014	787
2015	757
2016	1,290
2017	533
2018	571
2019	695
2020	730
2021	980
2022	616
2023	779
2024	659
2025	639
2026	849

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	611
25 to 50	35
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1