Weather Records on 12 May 1957

454 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 1957. Highest significance: Kotkhai, IN.

Key Facts for 12 May 1957

On 12 May 1957, 454 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 439 daily.
Kotkhai set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 12 May 1957.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

454 stations

454 station records on 12 May 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Childs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Daflating	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cibecue	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chinle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waneta	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Rch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

454 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 May 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 May 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 439.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

378 broken records

Margins by which the 378 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 1957

Top 20 records on 12 May 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 1957	Kotkhai, IN	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 May 1957	Kilba, IN	monthly rain	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 May 1957	Raleigh State UNIV, US	monthly rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 May 1957	Neuse 2 NE, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 May 1957	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 May 1957	Childs, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1957	Newell, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1957	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1957	Mystic Lake, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1957	Idaho City, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1957	Kershaw 1SW, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1957	Snake Rvr, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1957	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1957	Williams, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1957	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1957	Kamuthi, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1957	Grand Canyon HQ, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1957	Lake Alfred Exp STN, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1957	Daflating, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1957	Barrett Dam, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	37 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

1814 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1957. 1957 had 454 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-12 in each year
Year	Records
1814	2
1823	1
1825	1
1827	1
1834	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	2
1851	1
1855	2
1860	2
1862	2
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1872	2
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	4
1882	5
1884	3
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1900	3
1901	6
1902	5
1903	7
1904	11
1905	10
1906	20
1907	53
1908	12
1909	4
1910	9
1911	37
1912	46
1913	6
1914	36
1915	50
1916	42
1917	54
1918	113
1919	42
1920	19
1921	64
1922	43
1923	109
1924	245
1925	275
1926	121
1927	167
1928	192
1929	172
1930	500
1931	350
1932	199
1933	476
1934	293
1935	404
1936	329
1937	214
1938	394
1939	233
1940	440
1941	568
1942	418
1943	803
1944	368
1945	389
1946	653
1947	286
1948	390
1949	414
1950	283
1951	427
1952	711
1953	891
1954	305
1955	265
1956	1,568
1957	454
1958	714
1959	740
1960	1,583
1961	381
1962	713
1963	777
1964	401
1965	196
1966	909
1967	810
1968	890
1969	506
1970	698
1971	668
1972	641
1973	393
1974	702
1975	418
1976	541
1977	855
1978	802
1979	763
1980	684
1981	855
1982	763
1983	1,281
1984	887
1985	1,199
1986	473
1987	1,295
1988	619
1989	856
1990	617
1991	1,177
1992	1,022
1993	1,208
1994	738
1995	1,190
1996	1,420
1997	921
1998	1,576
1999	881
2000	1,486
2001	1,015
2002	1,027
2003	861
2004	1,054
2005	1,369
2006	797
2007	630
2008	858
2009	687
2010	1,250
2011	1,119
2012	660
2013	689
2014	949
2015	958
2016	421
2017	529
2018	819
2019	784
2020	1,338
2021	712
2022	1,930
2023	429
2024	447
2025	940
2026	1,110

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Data for records on 1957-05-12: 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 20	345
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1