Weather Records on 12 May 1952

711 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 1952. Highest significance: Goldberg, DE.

Key Facts for 12 May 1952

On 12 May 1952, 711 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 383 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 685 daily.
Goldberg set a daily record precipitation of 33.2 mm (1.3 in) on 12 May 1952.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

711 stations

711 station records on 12 May 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itahar	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Talga Talga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rumford	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Godda	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

711 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 216, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 12 May 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	216
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 May 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 685.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

599 broken records

Margins by which the 599 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 1952

Top 20 records on 12 May 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 1952	Goldberg, DE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 May 1952	Gloversville, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 May 1952	Le Roy, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 May 1952	Waren, DE	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1952	Farmington, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1952	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1952	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1952	Vernon, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1952	Teterow, DE	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1952	Marnitz, DE	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1952	Itahar, IN	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1952	Spier Falls, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1952	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1952	Belleville, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1952	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1952	Gordon, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1952	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1952	St Lin des Laurentides, CA	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1952	Durham, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1952	York Haven, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	45 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1952. 1952 had 711 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 1952-05-12: 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 20	551
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1