Weather Records on 12 May 1956

1,568 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 1956. Highest significance: Gunnedah Pool, AU.

Key Facts for 12 May 1956

On 12 May 1956, 1,568 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
863 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 1,557 daily.
Gunnedah Pool set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 12 May 1956.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,568 stations

1,568 station records on 12 May 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vanrook Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Silab	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tennyson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bairgania	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leamington	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pilibhit City	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Naya Shahr	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bhavnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmerton (Woodlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tootool (Bryntirion)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minyip (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Channel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,568 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 423, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 440, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 540, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 12 May 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	423
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	440
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	540
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 12 May 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 1,557.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,326 broken records

Margins by which the 1,326 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 1956

Top 20 records on 12 May 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 1956	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1956	Ibapah, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1956	Kowanyama Airport, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1956	Maffra Forestry Office, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1956	Vanrook Station, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1956	Boggabri Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1956	Boggabri (Milchengowrie), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1956	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1956	Manilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1956	Turrawan (Wallah), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1956	Biser, RU	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1956	Carroll (the Ranch), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1956	Silab, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1956	Wyndham Post Office, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1956	May Vale, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1956	Tennyson, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1956	Genoa, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1956	Wallaceburg, CA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1956	Bairgania, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1956	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	44 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1956. 1956 had 1,568 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 1956-05-12: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	1,295
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1