Weather Records on 12 May 1935

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 1935. Highest significance: Syfergat (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 12 May 1935

On 12 May 1935, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 391 daily.
Syfergat (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 12 May 1935.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

404 stations

404 station records on 12 May 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 269, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 12 May 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 May 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 391.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

335 broken records

Margins by which the 335 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 1935

Top 20 records on 12 May 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 1935	Syfergat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1935	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1935	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1935	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1935	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1935	Bird Island, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1935	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1935	Mundargi, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1935	Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1935	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1935	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1935	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1935	Baziya (Bos), ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1935	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1935	Hebron, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1935	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1935	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1935	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1935	Crete 4ESE, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1935	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1935. 1935 had 404 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).