Weather Records on 12 May 1924

245 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 1924. Highest significance: Morgantown 1, US.

Key Facts for 12 May 1924

On 12 May 1924, 245 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 241 daily.
Morgantown 1 set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 12 May 1924.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

245 stations

245 station records on 12 May 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leominster	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lock #4	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cornish	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

245 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 80.

Records on 12 May 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 May 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 241.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

202 broken records

Margins by which the 202 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 1924

Top 20 records on 12 May 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 1924	Morgantown 1, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1924	Arad, RO	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1924	Plainfield, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1924	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1924	Confluence 1 NW, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1924	Wilmington City Hall, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1924	Taunton, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1924	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1924	Athens, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	65 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1924	Leominster, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1924	Lock #4, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1924	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1924	Louisburg, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1924	Somerset Main Street, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1924	Cumberland, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1924	Harrisburg River Gage, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1924	Dale Enterprise, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1924	Agassiz Cda, CA	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1924	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1924	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	24 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1924. 1924 had 245 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	137
5 to 10	26
10 to 15	15
15 to 20	16
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	3