Weather Records on 12 August 2024

659 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 August 2024. Highest significance: Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU.

Key Facts for 12 August 2024

On 12 August 2024, 659 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
335 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 640 daily.
Tweed Heads Golf Club set a daily record precipitation of 72.6 mm (2.9 in) on 12 August 2024.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

659 stations

659 station records on 12 August 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 August 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Polo	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Paluma Ivy Cottage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rosebank (Upper Coopers Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lansdown Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebank (Repentance Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meerschaum Vale (Jenbetdaph)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rollingstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina Airport AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Channon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lehigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doon Doon (McCabes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Jack Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamont	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sunset Crater Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mystery Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

659 records

Records set or tied on 12 August 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 258.

Records on 12 August 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 August 2024 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 640.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 August 2024

Top 20 records on 12 August 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 August 2024	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	108 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2024	Majors Creek, AU	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2024	Utah Lake Lehi, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2024	Polo, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2024	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2024	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2024	Paluma Ivy Cottage, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2024	Rosebank (Upper Coopers Creek), AU	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2024	Pecos Nm, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 August 2024	Lansdown Csiro, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2024	Woodhouse, AU	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2024	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	108 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2024	Rosebank (Repentance Creek), AU	daily rain	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2024	Grafton Research STN, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	95 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2024	Ralston, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2024	Yabulu Qld Nickel, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2024	Townsville Aero, AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2024	Meerschaum Vale (Jenbetdaph), AU	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2024	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2024	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	135 years	52 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2024. 2024 had 659 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 20	487
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	4