Weather Records on 12 August 1950

442 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1950. Highest significance: Lynch, US.

Key Facts for 12 August 1950

On 12 August 1950, 442 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 222 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 437 daily.
Lynch set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 12 August 1950.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

442 stations

442 station records on 12 August 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goilkera	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhi	India	Record daily precipitation	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ranka	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taranagar (Reni)	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Netarhat	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Itawah	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shahjahanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tamar	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Garhwa	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Savage	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arrah Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatsila Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

442 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 191.

Records on 12 August 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

336 broken records

Margins by which the 336 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 138.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1950

Top 20 records on 12 August 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1950	Lynch, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1950	Chapman, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1950	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1950	Assobani, IN	daily rain	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1950	Dresden, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1950	Oakdale, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1950	Lead, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1950	Chainpur, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1950	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1950	Minot Exp STN, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1950	Goilkera, IN	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1950	Sidhi, IN	daily rain	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1950	Virden, CA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1950	Ranka, IN	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1950	Busby, US	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1950	Pierson, CA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1950	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1950	Taranagar (Reni), IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1950	Denison, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1950	Norton 9SSE, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	36 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 442 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	299
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1