Weather Records on 12 May 1962

713 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 1962. Highest significance: Repatek, TM.

Key Facts for 12 May 1962

On 12 May 1962, 713 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
406 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 700 daily.
Repatek set an all-time record daily precipitation of 48.7 mm (1.9 in) on 12 May 1962.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

713 stations

713 station records on 12 May 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Repatek	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley Island (Lyndhurst)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hines Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Camm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Valley East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carterville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charbon Standard Portland Ceme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

713 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 238, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 12 May 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	238
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 12 May 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 700.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

573 broken records

Margins by which the 573 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 1962

Top 20 records on 12 May 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 1962	Repatek, TM	all-time rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 May 1962	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 May 1962	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1962	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1962	Tenali, IN	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1962	Cuttening, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1962	Merriwa (Terragong), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1962	Coffs Harbour, AU	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1962	Oxley Island (Lyndhurst), AU	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1962	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1962	Aberfoyle, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1962	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1962	Hassan Obsy, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1962	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1962	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1962	Hines Hill, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1962	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1962	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1962	Stewarts River Public School, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1962	Keithsburg, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	42 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1962. 1962 had 713 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	557
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1