Weather Records on 12 August 2025

639 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 2025. Highest significance: Chattanooga AP, US.

Key Facts for 12 August 2025

On 12 August 2025, 639 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
531 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 604 daily.
Chattanooga AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 163.1 mm (6.4 in) on 12 August 2025.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

639 stations

639 station records on 12 August 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Aksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Paducah 7E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Truscott 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Proctor Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kystovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Borovici	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kyra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanzil-Kynak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record high minimum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
King Hussein	Jordan	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hellinikon	Greece	Record high minimum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ben Gurion	Israel	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dover-Foxcroft Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dansville Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baise	China	Record high minimum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shanwei	China	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elat	Israel	Record high maximum temperature	46.3 C (115.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yakataga AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Van Buren 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira Corning Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deqen	China	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zeja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunbar	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Creek 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Mansfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sequim 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bachu	China	Record high minimum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

639 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 274, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 257, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 66.

Records on 12 August 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	274
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	257
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	66
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 2025 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 25, daily 604.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

467 broken records

Margins by which the 467 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 2025

Top 20 records on 12 August 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 2025	Chattanooga AP, US	monthly rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	84 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 August 2025	Aksa, RU	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2025	Paducah 7E, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2025	Truscott 3 W, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2025	Proctor Rsvr, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2025	Jacksboro, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2025	Sarajevo, BA	daily low min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2025	Kystovka, RU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2025	Lubbock 9N, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2025	Almaty, KZ	daily high max	38.1 C (100.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2025	Borovici, RU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2025	McCloud, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2025	Kyra, RU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2025	Turnu Magurele, RO	daily high min	21.8 C (71.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	128 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2025	Ajo, US	daily high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2025	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	116 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2025	Vanzil-Kynak, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2025	Lincoln, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2025	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2025	Gyshgy, TM	daily high min	27.6 C (81.7 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	66 years	38 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2025. 2025 had 639 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 10	444
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1