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Weather Records on 7 May 1912

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1912. Highest significance: Wilmington Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 7 May 1912

  • On 7 May 1912, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Wilmington Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 7 May 1912.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 7 May 1912 14 station records on 7 May 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 7 May 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 May 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation43.4 mm (1.7 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation19.4 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord daily precipitation14.9 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord daily precipitation11.1 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature11.3 C (52.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature11.4 C (52.5 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-3.0 C (26.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature19.8 C (67.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 7 May 1912 by type Records set or tied on 7 May 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 May 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 7 May 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 May 1912 by timescale Records on 7 May 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 May 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14.
Records on 7 May 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 May 1912 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.2. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 62 to 4: 14 to 6: 16 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 20 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 May 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 26
2 to 41
4 to 61
6 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 142

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1912
Top 14 records on 7 May 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 May 1912Wilmington Wb City, USdaily rain43.4 mm (1.7 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)34 years24 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1912Ekaterinburg, RUdaily rain19.4 mm (0.8 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1912Bamberg, DEdaily rain14.9 mm (0.6 in)7.5 mm (0.30 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1912Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEdaily rain11.1 mm (0.4 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)29 years19 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1912Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1912Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1912Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min8.3 C (46.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1912Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily rain10.8 mm (0.4 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1912Armagh, GBdaily high min11.3 C (52.3 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)1 year10 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1912Escanaba, USdaily high max23.9 C (75.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1912Cet Central England, GBdaily high min11.4 C (52.5 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)6 years4 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1912Port Dover, CAdaily high max (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie16 years2 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1912Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily low min (Tie)-3.0 C (26.6 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1912Cet Central England, GBdaily high max (Tie)19.8 C (67.6 F)tie16 years2 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

1795 to 1912
Records on 05-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1912. 1912 had 14 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 21805: 11816: 11825: 21837: 11838: 11844: 11845: 21846: 11848: 21850: 21852: 11853: 11856: 31857: 11861: 31862: 11863: 11864: 11867: 31869: 11870: 11872: 11874: 21876: 31878: 11879: 21880: 11884: 21885: 11886: 41887: 11888: 11889: 21890: 41891: 41892: 21894: 41895: 21897: 51898: 71899: 31900: 101901: 11902: 61903: 131904: 191905: 211906: 151907: 141908: 291909: 151910: 161911: 141912: 141913: 301914: 371915: 401916: 341917: 1881918: 601919: 2631920: 591921: 411922: 401923: 1191924: 1411925: 2071926: 2271927: 1911928: 2041929: 2241930: 6371931: 4731932: 2881933: 2911934: 6981935: 2981936: 4661937: 1211938: 4671939: 1941940: 3171941: 3171942: 2701943: 4161944: 4761945: 7511946: 3391947: 7271948: 3381949: 4391950: 5261951: 2261952: 4851953: 5411954: 4811955: 3931956: 6651957: 5461958: 5851959: 3351960: 8991961: 4421962: 3811963: 8251964: 6871965: 6711966: 7621967: 9731968: 7561969: 6781970: 8221971: 3641972: 5151973: 4471974: 7431975: 7841976: 7821977: 6621978: 9251979: 8881980: 5931981: 7101982: 8021983: 7241984: 1,3001985: 5571986: 1,1631987: 1,1151988: 7521989: 1,8801990: 1,0241991: 5991992: 1,8301993: 8311994: 6211995: 9971996: 8801997: 1,3591998: 1,1661999: 1,0082000: 1,6932001: 7432002: 1,3442003: 1,1382004: 1,3972005: 6452006: 8332007: 1,0472008: 5262009: 7352010: 1,1232011: 5582012: 7092013: 6332014: 6462015: 5692016: 6772017: 5432018: 5422019: 5222020: 5772021: 4842022: 7842023: 6672024: 8582025: 6352026: 7151795186318901909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1912. 1912 had 14 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-07 in each year
YearRecords
17952
18051
18161
18252
18371
18381
18441
18452
18461
18482
18502
18521
18531
18563
18571
18613
18621
18631
18641
18673
18691
18701
18721
18742
18763
18781
18792
18801
18842
18851
18864
18871
18881
18892
18904
18914
18922
18944
18952
18975
18987
18993
190010
19011
19026
190313
190419
190521
190615
190714
190829
190915
191016
191114
191214
191330
191437
191540
191634
1917188
191860
1919263
192059
192141
192240
1923119
1924141
1925207
1926227
1927191
1928204
1929224
1930637
1931473
1932288
1933291
1934698
1935298
1936466
1937121
1938467
1939194
1940317
1941317
1942270
1943416
1944476
1945751
1946339
1947727
1948338
1949439
1950526
1951226
1952485
1953541
1954481
1955393
1956665
1957546
1958585
1959335
1960899
1961442
1962381
1963825
1964687
1965671
1966762
1967973
1968756
1969678
1970822
1971364
1972515
1973447
1974743
1975784
1976782
1977662
1978925
1979888
1980593
1981710
1982802
1983724
19841,300
1985557
19861,163
19871,115
1988752
19891,880
19901,024
1991599
19921,830
1993831
1994621
1995997
1996880
19971,359
19981,166
19991,008
20001,693
2001743
20021,344
20031,138
20041,397
2005645
2006833
20071,047
2008526
2009735
20101,123
2011558
2012709
2013633
2014646
2015569
2016677
2017543
2018542
2019522
2020577
2021484
2022784
2023667
2024858
2025635
2026715

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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).