Weather Records on 12 August 2026

849 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 2026. Highest significance: New Castle 3 SW, US.

Key Facts for 12 August 2026

On 12 August 2026, 849 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
592 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 794 daily.
New Castle 3 SW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 196.6 mm (7.7 in) on 12 August 2026.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

849 stations

849 station records on 12 August 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Castle 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Muncie	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Alpine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Obihiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	232.5 mm (9.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hamamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	170.5 mm (6.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Daugavpils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	406.5 mm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Otaru	Japan	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rezekne	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	232.0 mm (9.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Barbourville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	285.5 mm (11.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wakkanai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville No.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw Markland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Donkey Reservoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sasebo Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	265.0 mm (10.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Paz (City)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toluca (Obs)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Surigao	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Judson 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

849 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 172, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 420, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 165.

Records on 12 August 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	172
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	420
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 2026 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 42, daily 794.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

632 broken records

Margins by which the 632 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 183.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 2026

Top 20 records on 12 August 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 2026	New Castle 3 SW, US	all-time rain	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	34 years	77 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2026	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	all-time rain	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	76 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2026	Muncie, US	monthly rain	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	57 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2026	Alpine 2 NE, US	monthly rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2026	Obihiro, JP	monthly rain	232.5 mm (9.2 in)	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	45 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2026	Hamamatsu, JP	daily rain	170.5 mm (6.7 in)	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2026	Daugavpils, LV	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2026	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	111 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2026	Hamada, JP	monthly rain	406.5 mm (16.0 in)	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	12 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2026	Otaru, JP	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2026	Rezekne, LV	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2026	Mito, JP	daily rain	232.0 mm (9.1 in)	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2026	Barbourville, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2026	Oxford, GB	monthly high max	37.1 C (98.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2026	New Carlisle, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2026	W Manchester 3 WSW, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2026	Taylorsville 2SW, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2026	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	131 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2026	Tanegashima, JP	monthly rain	285.5 mm (11.2 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2026	Saltillo, MX	all-time high max	40.8 C (105.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	77 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2026. 2026 had 849 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	592
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1