Weather Records on 12 August 2020

730 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 2020. Highest significance: Texarkana Webb Fld, US.

Key Facts for 12 August 2020

On 12 August 2020, 730 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
540 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 696 daily.
Texarkana Webb Fld set a monthly record daily precipitation of 188.7 mm (7.4 in) on 12 August 2020.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

730 stations

730 station records on 12 August 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hilgenroth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Dierks	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shawbury	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keele	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haliut	China	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McGee Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville Siu Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Haven Tweed AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barberey	France	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hersdorf-Weissenseifen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rahden-Varl	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirsanov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonn-Roleber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lyneham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Echo Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Fk 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Giessen/Wettenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nagoya	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chipley	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwarden	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Safford Ag Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	France	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nienburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

730 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 349, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 118.

Records on 12 August 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	349
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 2020 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 26, daily 696.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

576 broken records

Margins by which the 576 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 2020

Top 20 records on 12 August 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 2020	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	monthly rain	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	104 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 August 2020	Hilgenroth, DE	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2020	Dierks, US	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2020	Jasper, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2020	Mena, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2020	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2020	Shawbury, GB	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2020	Calico Rock 2 WSW, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2020	Eelde, NL	daily high min	19.7 C (67.5 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	109 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2020	Keele, GB	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2020	Marianna 2 S, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2020	Oxford, GB	daily high min	20.4 C (68.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2020	Fordyce, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2020	Mammoth Spring, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	114 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2020	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2020	Haliut, CN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2020	Poitiers - Biard, FR	daily high min	22.4 C (72.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2020	Hachita 1W, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2020	Jornada Exp Range, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2020	Tombstone, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	126 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

1793 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 730 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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Data for records on 2020-08-12: 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 2026-10-17 (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 20	554
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1