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Weather Records on 12 May 1906

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 1906. Highest significance: Daylesford, AU.

Key Facts for 12 May 1906

  • On 12 May 1906, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Daylesford set a daily record precipitation of 36.3 mm (1.4 in) on 12 May 1906.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

20 stations
Weather records on 12 May 1906 20 station records on 12 May 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
20 station records on 12 May 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 May 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
DaylesfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KinchegaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
MombaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet RdAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bobadah (Melrose)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records
Records on 12 May 1906 by type Records set or tied on 12 May 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 13. 051015Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 May 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 13.
Records on 12 May 1906 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 May 1906 by timescale Records on 12 May 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 May 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 19.
Records on 12 May 1906 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 May 1906 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.7. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 2: 92 to 4: 44 to 6: 26 to 8: 08 to 10: 210 to 12: 112 to 14: 014 to 16: 20 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 May 1906
MarginRecords
0 to 29
2 to 44
4 to 62
6 to 80
8 to 102
10 to 121
12 to 140
14 to 162

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 1906
Top 20 records on 12 May 1906 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 May 1906Daylesford, AUdaily rain36.3 mm (1.4 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)30 years25 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1906Bourke Post Office, AUmonthly high max35.0 C (95.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)21 years24 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1906Stawell, AUdaily rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)30 years24 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1906Hatfield (Clare), AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)15.7 mm (0.6 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1906Kinchega, AUdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1906Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)19 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1906Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)26 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1906Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)39 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1906Escanaba, USdaily high max26.1 C (79.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)18 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1906Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1906Momba, AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1906Peterborough, CAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)35 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1906Hatfield (Benilkie), AUdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1906Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1906St John's, CAdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)14 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1906Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low min12.8 C (55.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1906Hastings Post Office, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)29 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1906Bobadah (Melrose), AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1906Montreal McGill, CAdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)7 years7 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1906Lakefield, CAdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)

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 1906
Records on 05-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1906. 1906 had 20 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001814: 21823: 11825: 11827: 11834: 11837: 11838: 11845: 11847: 11848: 11849: 21851: 11855: 21860: 21862: 21863: 11867: 11868: 11872: 21874: 11877: 11878: 11879: 11881: 41882: 51884: 31885: 21886: 31887: 11888: 11889: 11890: 11891: 41894: 11895: 11896: 11897: 71898: 31900: 31901: 61902: 51903: 71904: 111905: 101906: 201907: 531908: 121909: 41910: 91911: 371912: 461913: 61914: 361915: 501916: 421917: 541918: 1131919: 421920: 191921: 641922: 431923: 1091924: 2451925: 2751926: 1211927: 1671928: 1921929: 1721930: 5001931: 3501932: 1991933: 4761934: 2931935: 4041936: 3291937: 2141938: 3941939: 2331940: 4401941: 5681942: 4181943: 8031944: 3681945: 3891946: 6531947: 2861948: 3901949: 4141950: 2831951: 4271952: 7111953: 8911954: 3051955: 2651956: 1,5681957: 4541958: 7141959: 7401960: 1,5831961: 3811962: 7131963: 7771964: 4011965: 1961966: 9091967: 8101968: 8901969: 5061970: 6981971: 6681972: 6411973: 3931974: 7021975: 4181976: 5411977: 8551978: 8021979: 7631980: 6841981: 8551982: 7631983: 1,2811984: 8871985: 1,1991986: 4731987: 1,2951988: 6191989: 8561990: 6171991: 1,1771992: 1,0221993: 1,2081994: 7381995: 1,1901996: 1,4201997: 9211998: 1,5761999: 8812000: 1,4862001: 1,0152002: 1,0272003: 8612004: 1,0542005: 1,3692006: 7972007: 6302008: 8582009: 6872010: 1,2502011: 1,1192012: 6602013: 6892014: 9492015: 9582016: 4212017: 5292018: 8192019: 7842020: 1,3382021: 7122022: 1,9302023: 4292024: 4472025: 9402026: 1,1101814186818951913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1906. 1906 had 20 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-12 in each year
YearRecords
18142
18231
18251
18271
18341
18371
18381
18451
18471
18481
18492
18511
18552
18602
18622
18631
18671
18681
18722
18741
18771
18781
18791
18814
18825
18843
18852
18863
18871
18881
18891
18901
18914
18941
18951
18961
18977
18983
19003
19016
19025
19037
190411
190510
190620
190753
190812
19094
19109
191137
191246
19136
191436
191550
191642
191754
1918113
191942
192019
192164
192243
1923109
1924245
1925275
1926121
1927167
1928192
1929172
1930500
1931350
1932199
1933476
1934293
1935404
1936329
1937214
1938394
1939233
1940440
1941568
1942418
1943803
1944368
1945389
1946653
1947286
1948390
1949414
1950283
1951427
1952711
1953891
1954305
1955265
19561,568
1957454
1958714
1959740
19601,583
1961381
1962713
1963777
1964401
1965196
1966909
1967810
1968890
1969506
1970698
1971668
1972641
1973393
1974702
1975418
1976541
1977855
1978802
1979763
1980684
1981855
1982763
19831,281
1984887
19851,199
1986473
19871,295
1988619
1989856
1990617
19911,177
19921,022
19931,208
1994738
19951,190
19961,420
1997921
19981,576
1999881
20001,486
20011,015
20021,027
2003861
20041,054
20051,369
2006797
2007630
2008858
2009687
20101,250
20111,119
2012660
2013689
2014949
2015958
2016421
2017529
2018819
2019784
20201,338
2021712
20221,930
2023429
2024447
2025940
20261,110

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).