Weather Records on 12 May 1942

418 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 1942. Highest significance: Oakley, US.

Key Facts for 12 May 1942

On 12 May 1942, 418 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 412 daily.
Oakley set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 12 May 1942.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

418 stations

418 station records on 12 May 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mildred	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wynyard State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish 9 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Antigonish	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gazole	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mankachar	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

418 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 13.

Records on 12 May 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 May 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 412.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

358 broken records

Margins by which the 358 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 171.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 1942

Top 20 records on 12 May 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 1942	Oakley, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1942	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1942	Hastings, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1942	Biscuit Flat (Woolmit), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1942	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1942	Houma, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1942	Oakley, US	monthly snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1942	Fairbury 7S, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1942	Springview 2NW, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1942	Bridgewater, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1942	Bay City, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1942	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1942	Appleton, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1942	Hahndorf, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1942	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1942	Lucindale Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1942	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1942	Rapelje, US	all-time rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1942	Little Falls 2NNE, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1942	Masset Airport, CA	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	41 years	33 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1942. 1942 had 418 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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Data for records on 1942-05-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	332
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1