Weather Records on 12 May 1923

109 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 1923. Highest significance: Farmland 5 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 12 May 1923

On 12 May 1923, 109 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 108 daily.
Farmland 5 NNW set a daily record precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 12 May 1923.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

109 stations

109 station records on 12 May 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lynd #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

109 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 1923 by type: Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 44, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 12 May 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 May 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 108.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

89 broken records

Margins by which the 89 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 1923

Top 20 records on 12 May 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 1923	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1923	Oxford, GB	daily low min	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1923	Neosho, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1923	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1923	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1923	Palmetto, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1923	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1923	Galway, IE	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1923	Parkers Landing, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1923	Lock Haven, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1923	Port Arthur, CA	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1923	Saint John, CA	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1923	Kalmar_D, SE	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1923	Olands Sodra Udde, SE	daily rain	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1923	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1923	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1923	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1923	Varberg, SE	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1923	Olands Norra Udde, SE	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1923	Carroll, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	19 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1923. 1923 had 109 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-12 in each year
Year	Records
1814	2
1823	1
1825	1
1827	1
1834	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	2
1851	1
1855	2
1860	2
1862	2
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1872	2
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	4
1882	5
1884	3
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1900	3
1901	6
1902	5
1903	7
1904	11
1905	10
1906	20
1907	53
1908	12
1909	4
1910	9
1911	37
1912	46
1913	6
1914	36
1915	50
1916	42
1917	54
1918	113
1919	42
1920	19
1921	64
1922	43
1923	109
1924	245
1925	275
1926	121
1927	167
1928	192
1929	172
1930	500
1931	350
1932	199
1933	476
1934	293
1935	404
1936	329
1937	214
1938	394
1939	233
1940	440
1941	568
1942	418
1943	803
1944	368
1945	389
1946	653
1947	286
1948	390
1949	414
1950	283
1951	427
1952	711
1953	891
1954	305
1955	265
1956	1,568
1957	454
1958	714
1959	740
1960	1,583
1961	381
1962	713
1963	777
1964	401
1965	196
1966	909
1967	810
1968	890
1969	506
1970	698
1971	668
1972	641
1973	393
1974	702
1975	418
1976	541
1977	855
1978	802
1979	763
1980	684
1981	855
1982	763
1983	1,281
1984	887
1985	1,199
1986	473
1987	1,295
1988	619
1989	856
1990	617
1991	1,177
1992	1,022
1993	1,208
1994	738
1995	1,190
1996	1,420
1997	921
1998	1,576
1999	881
2000	1,486
2001	1,015
2002	1,027
2003	861
2004	1,054
2005	1,369
2006	797
2007	630
2008	858
2009	687
2010	1,250
2011	1,119
2012	660
2013	689
2014	949
2015	958
2016	421
2017	529
2018	819
2019	784
2020	1,338
2021	712
2022	1,930
2023	429
2024	447
2025	940
2026	1,110

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	67
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1