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Weather Records on 12 May 1908

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 1908. Highest significance: Ny City Cntrl Park, US.

Key Facts for 12 May 1908

  • On 12 May 1908, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 11 daily.
  • Ny City Cntrl Park set a daily record high minimum temperature of 18.3 C (64.9 F) on 12 May 1908.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1814 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 12 May 1908 12 station records on 12 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 12 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 May 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
DimboolaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature14.1 C (57.4 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high minimum temperature13.1 C (55.6 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high maximum temperature28.5 C (83.3 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord high minimum temperature18.2 C (64.8 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord high maximum temperature30.4 C (86.7 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 12 May 1908 by type Records set or tied on 12 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 0246Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 12 May 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 May 1908 by timescale Records on 12 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 11. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 11all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 11.
Records on 12 May 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily11

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 May 1908 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.8. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 1: 61 to 2: 12 to 3: 13 to 4: 04 to 5: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 5
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 May 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 16
1 to 21
2 to 31
3 to 40
4 to 51

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 1908
Top 12 records on 12 May 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 May 1908Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1908Dimboola, AUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1908Portland, AUdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)35 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max13.3 C (55.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1908Karlsruhe, DEdaily high min14.1 C (57.4 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)29 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1908Kremsmuenster, ATdaily high min13.1 C (55.6 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)17 years8 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1908Portland, USdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1908Salzburg, ATdaily high max28.5 C (83.3 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)1 year4 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1908Riva, ITdaily high min18.2 C (64.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)1 year4 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1908San Diego Wbo, USmonthly low max (Tie)13.9 C (57.0 F)tie9 years3 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1908Milan, ITdaily high max (Tie)30.4 C (86.7 F)tie1 year2 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1908Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AUdaily rain (Tie)15.2 mm (0.6 in)tie2 years1 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 1908
Records on 05-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1908. 1908 had 12 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: 8142019: 7782020: 1,3362021: 7122022: 1,9262023: 4272024: 4472025: 9401814186818951913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1908. 1908 had 12 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
2018814
2019778
20201,336
2021712
20221,926
2023427
2024447
2025940

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).