Weather Records on 12 August 1991

726 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 1991. Highest significance: Gorakhpur, IN.

Key Facts for 12 August 1991

On 12 August 1991, 726 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
272 were record highs and 220 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 705 daily.
Gorakhpur set an all-time record daily precipitation of 361.9 mm (14.2 in) on 12 August 1991.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

726 stations

726 station records on 12 August 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	361.9 mm (14.2 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mingachevir	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Duki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ball Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lachin	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shusha	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carbon Hill 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Benbrook Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atil	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shamhor	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Allatoona Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Francis 8NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Temixco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lipan 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aparri	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Union 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

726 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 234.

Records on 12 August 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 1991 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 705.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

548 broken records

Margins by which the 548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 1991

Top 20 records on 12 August 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 1991	Gorakhpur, IN	all-time rain	361.9 mm (14.2 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	78 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 August 1991	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 August 1991	Weatherford, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 August 1991	Roy, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 August 1991	Cullowhee, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1991	Newport Beach Harbor, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1991	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1991	Mingachevir, AZ	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1991	Bonny Dam 2NE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1991	Effingham, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1991	Duki, RU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1991	Ball Ground, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1991	Lachin, AZ	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1991	Shusha, AZ	monthly rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1991	Miller, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1991	Asheville, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1991	Carbon Hill 4SE, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1991	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1991	Benbrook Dam, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 1991	Seymour 3NW, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	46 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1991. 1991 had 726 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 1991-08-12: 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 10	442
10 to 20	53
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	2