Weather Records on 12 May 2024

447 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 2024. Highest significance: Narooma Rvcp, AU.

Key Facts for 12 May 2024

On 12 May 2024, 447 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
248 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 433 daily.
Narooma Rvcp set a daily record precipitation of 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 12 May 2024.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

447 stations

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

Weather records on 12 May 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Killawarra (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay - Buckenbowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Waratah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwell Point Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya (the Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grant	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen Lower (Araluen Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Muddy Water)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kii-Kahuku 911	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kumamoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Countegany (Gaerloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldton Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altai	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linguere	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	46.4 C (115.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pitchfork Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hami	China	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Culburra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chandbali	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ben Lomond (Koala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Kia Ora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ndjamena	Chad	Record high minimum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aparri	Philippines	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montague Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwagga (Devon Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saga	Japan	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morelia Mich.	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mondy	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

447 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 May 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 May 2024 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 11, daily 433.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

379 broken records

Margins by which the 379 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 2024

Top 20 records on 12 May 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 2024	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2024	Snowball, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	113 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2024	Killawarra (Uralba), AU	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2024	Braidwood (Krawarree), AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	113 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2024	Climax, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2024	Bettowynd (Condry), AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	113 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2024	Batemans Bay - Buckenbowra, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2024	Peak Hill (Waratah), AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2024	Greenwell Point Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2024	Climax, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2024	Moruya (the Lagoon), AU	daily rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2024	Grant, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2024	Pasamonte, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2024	Araluen Lower (Araluen Rd), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2024	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2024	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	146 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2024	Malin Head, IE	daily high min	13.7 C (56.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2024	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2024	Forbes (Muddy Water), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2024	Puri, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	116 years	42 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2024. 2024 had 447 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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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 50	372
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1