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Weather Records on 12 May 1920

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 1920. Highest significance: Newlyn Reservoir, AU.

Key Facts for 12 May 1920

  • On 12 May 1920, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Newlyn Reservoir set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 12 May 1920.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

19 stations
Weather records on 12 May 1920 19 station records on 12 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
19 station records on 12 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 May 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Newlyn ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Port ElliottAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation20.7 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation13.9 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
NewlandsSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord low maximum temperature18.5 C (65.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-SahalinskijRussiaRecord high minimum temperature9.1 C (48.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
NewportUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation47.2 mm (1.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BudgerumAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
HewittUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia AirportAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature33.2 C (91.8 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records
Records on 12 May 1920 by type Records set or tied on 12 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 13. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 13.
Records on 12 May 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 May 1920 by timescale Records on 12 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19.
Records on 12 May 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 May 1920 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.6. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 3: 73 to 5: 45 to 8: 18 to 10: 110 to 13: 213 to 15: 015 to 18: 118 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 May 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 37
3 to 54
5 to 81
8 to 101
10 to 132
13 to 150
15 to 181
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 1920
Top 19 records on 12 May 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 May 1920Newlyn Reservoir, AUdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)23 years22 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1920Port Elliott, AUdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1920Karumba Pilot Station, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)18.6 mm (0.7 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1920Oksoey Fyr, NOdaily rain20.7 mm (0.8 in)10.5 mm (0.4 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1920Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1920Vestervig, DKdaily rain13.9 mm (0.5 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)2 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1920Putten (Gld), NLdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1920Kenhardt (Pol), ZAdaily rain1.5 mm (0.06 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)41 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1920Newlands, ZAdaily rain1.5 mm (0.06 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1920Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily low min-0.6 C (30.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1920Tashkent, UZdaily low max18.5 C (65.3 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1920Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily high min19.0 C (66.2 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1920Tranebjerg, DKdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1920Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RUdaily high min9.1 C (48.4 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1920Newport, USdaily rain47.2 mm (1.9 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1920Budgerum, AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)2 years6 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1920Hewitt, USdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)3 years5 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1920New Westminster, CAdaily low min (Tie)1.7 C (35.1 F)tie4 years1 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1920Boulia Airport, AUdaily high max (Tie)33.2 C (91.8 F)tie2 years0 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 1920
Records on 05-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1920. 1920 had 19 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 1920. 1920 had 19 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).