Weather Records on 12 May 1967

810 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 1967. Highest significance: Moncton, CA.

Key Facts for 12 May 1967

On 12 May 1967, 810 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
313 were record highs and 300 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 786 daily.
Moncton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 12 May 1967.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

810 stations

810 station records on 12 May 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record snow depth	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sackville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant View	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ebenezer (Weltevrede)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Doyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sarelsrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sackville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Five Mile Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

810 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 183, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 12 May 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	183
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 12 May 1967 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 786.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

614 broken records

Margins by which the 614 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1194.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 1967

Top 20 records on 12 May 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 1967	Moncton, CA	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1967	Huntington Lake, US	daily snow depth	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1967	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1967	Sussex, CA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1967	Moncton, CA	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1967	Nappan Cda, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1967	Kendrew Estates, ZA	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1967	Sackville, CA	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1967	Mill Creek, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1967	Putbus, DE	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	106 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1967	Nargund, IN	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1967	Oelrichs, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1967	Miles City, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1967	West Yellowstone, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1967	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1967	Brady, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1967	Sherman, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1967	Harvey Station, CA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1967	Keonjhargarh, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1967	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	38 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1967. 1967 had 810 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 200	607
200 to 400	5
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1