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Weather Records on 12 May 1916

42 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 1916. Highest significance: Vastervik, SE.

Key Facts for 12 May 1916

  • On 12 May 1916, 42 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 37 daily.
  • Vastervik set a monthly record low maximum temperature of 2.5 C (36.5 F) on 12 May 1916.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

42 stations
Weather records on 12 May 1916 42 station records on 12 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
42 station records on 12 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 May 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
VastervikSwedenRecord low maximum temperature2.5 C (36.5 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord low maximum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord low maximum temperature2.5 C (36.5 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord low maximum temperature1.6 C (34.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature7.3 C (45.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low maximum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-2.5 C (27.5 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low maximum temperature10.2 C (50.4 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord low maximum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord low maximum temperature2.7 C (36.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature37.2 C (99.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature11.2 C (52.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord low maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord low maximum temperature4.5 C (40.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature24.6 C (76.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord low maximum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low maximum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
DartmoorAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord low maximum temperature2.9 C (37.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-1.3 C (29.7 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord low maximum temperature6.5 C (43.7 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
UmanUkraineRecord daily precipitation14.3 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord low maximum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
ConstantineAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation5.5 mm (0.22 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low maximum temperature0.2 C (32.4 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord low maximum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
BurlingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-5.8 C (21.6 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

42 records
Records on 12 May 1916 by type Records set or tied on 12 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 25Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 12 May 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum25
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 May 1916 by timescale Records on 12 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 37. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 5daily: 37all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 37.
Records on 12 May 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly5
daily37

How Much Records Were Beaten By

35 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 May 1916 Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.6. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 1: 111 to 2: 112 to 3: 53 to 4: 54 to 5: 30 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 5
Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 May 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 111
1 to 211
2 to 35
3 to 45
4 to 53

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 1916
Top 20 records on 12 May 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 May 1916Vastervik, SEmonthly low max2.5 C (36.5 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)30 years24 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1916Orebro, SEmonthly low max2.0 C (35.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years23 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1916Galway, IEdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1916Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEmonthly low max2.2 C (36.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)23 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1916Jonkoping, SEdaily low max2.5 C (36.5 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1916Bjuraker, SEdaily low max1.6 C (34.9 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)29 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1916Tranebjerg, DKdaily low max7.3 C (45.1 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)42 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1916Harnosand, SEdaily low max1.0 C (33.8 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1916Orebro, SEdaily low min-2.5 C (27.5 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1916Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low max10.2 C (50.4 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)39 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1916Stockholm, SEdaily low max0.5 C (32.9 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1916Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily low max2.7 C (36.9 F)4.6 C (8.3 F)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1916Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high max35.6 C (96.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1916Greenville Dwtn AP, USmonthly high max37.2 C (99.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)0 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1916Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily low min-2.0 C (28.4 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1916Pitea, SEdaily low max0.5 C (32.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1916Magdeburg, DEdaily low max11.2 C (52.2 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)30 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1916Kristianstad, SEdaily low max7.0 C (44.6 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1916Greenville Dwtn AP, USdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1916Vanersborg, SEdaily low max5.0 C (41.0 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)18 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 1916
Records on 05-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1916. 1916 had 42 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 1916. 1916 had 42 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).