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Weather Records on 12 May 1911

37 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 1911. Highest significance: Goulburn, AU.

Key Facts for 12 May 1911

  • On 12 May 1911, 37 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 15 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 36 daily.
  • Goulburn set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 12 May 1911.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

37 stations
Weather records on 12 May 1911 37 station records on 12 May 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
37 station records on 12 May 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 May 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation23.5 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord daily precipitation16.7 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation23.2 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KerkwerveNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation21.0 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GorkiBelarusRecord daily precipitation12.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Binya (Merribee)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.7 mm (0.34 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature22.6 C (72.7 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature9.7 C (49.5 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

37 records
Records on 12 May 1911 by type Records set or tied on 12 May 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 8Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 May 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 12 May 1911 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum8
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 May 1911 by timescale Records on 12 May 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 36. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 36all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 May 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 36.
Records on 12 May 1911 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily36

How Much Records Were Beaten By

33 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 May 1911 Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.4. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 195 to 10: 510 to 15: 215 to 20: 420 to 25: 30 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 May 1911
MarginRecords
0 to 519
5 to 105
10 to 152
15 to 204
20 to 253

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 1911
Top 20 records on 12 May 1911 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 May 1911Goulburn, AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)22.8 mm (0.9 in)33 years38 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1911Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AUdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)24.4 mm (1.0 in)4 years32 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1911Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)33 years29 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1911Temora Ambulance Station, AUdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)19.0 mm (0.7 in)14 years25 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1911Trenton 2, USdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)41 years23 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1911Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily rain23.5 mm (0.9 in)19.9 mm (0.8 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1911Kiev, UAdaily rain16.7 mm (0.7 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1911Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily rain23.2 mm (0.9 in)17.4 mm (0.7 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1911Kerkwerve, NLdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1911Gorki, BYdaily rain12.5 mm (0.5 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1911Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)31 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1911Quebec, CAdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1911Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)24 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1911Gunnedah Pool, AUmonthly low max10.6 C (51.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)6 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1911Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1911Montreal McGill, CAdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1911Washington, USdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1911Bodalla Post Office, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)20.1 mm (0.8 in)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1911Picton Council Depot, AUdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1911Warialda Post Office, AUdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)26 years11 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 1911
Records on 05-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1911. 1911 had 37 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 1911. 1911 had 37 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).