Weather Records on 12 May 1961

381 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 1961. Highest significance: Escada, BR.

Key Facts for 12 May 1961

On 12 May 1961, 381 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 377 daily.
Escada set a daily record precipitation of 131.0 mm (5.2 in) on 12 May 1961.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

381 stations

381 station records on 12 May 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Traipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baramati	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aguas Belas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	139.3 mm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dahiwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boyatup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garanhuns	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jhajjar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Longvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altapass	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

381 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 May 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 May 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 377.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

305 broken records

Margins by which the 305 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 1961

Top 20 records on 12 May 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 1961	Escada, BR	daily rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1961	Traipu, BR	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1961	Kiev, UA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1961	Vasilevici, BY	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1961	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1961	Cape St. Francis, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1961	Pioche, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1961	Atalaia, BR	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1961	Wytheville, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1961	Baramati, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1961	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1961	Aguas Belas, BR	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1961	Sao Miguel Dos Campos, BR	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1961	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1961	Tryon, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1961	Kurundwad, IN	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1961	Anadia, BR	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1961	Highland Home, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1961	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1961	Palmares, BR	all-time rain	139.3 mm (5.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	5 years	32 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1961. 1961 had 381 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 1961-05-12: 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 20	283
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1