Weather Records on 12 May 1976

541 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 1976. Highest significance: Mount Irving, AU.

Key Facts for 12 May 1976

On 12 May 1976, 541 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
204 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 528 daily.
Mount Irving set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 12 May 1976.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

541 stations

541 station records on 12 May 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fazenda Santo Angelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Teberda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Estevao Pinto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arteaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira da Graca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shipshaw	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freguesia da Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Passa Quatro (Inmet)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Beicht	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portage des Roches	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	153.0 cm (60.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao de Sao Joaquim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salesopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bagotville A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrocada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Engordador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Volshskiy Gmo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arhara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arvida	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jundiai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baixo Cotia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Biritiba Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winters	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moffett Fed Airfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guararema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

541 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 12 May 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 12 May 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 528.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

454 broken records

Margins by which the 454 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 1976

Top 20 records on 12 May 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 1976	Mount Irving, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 May 1976	Fazenda Santo Angelo, BR	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1976	Teberda, RU	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1976	Estevao Pinto, BR	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1976	Arteaga (Smn), MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1976	Cachoeira da Graca, BR	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1976	Shipshaw, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1976	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1976	Plattsburgh AFB, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1976	Freguesia da Escada, BR	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1976	Passa Quatro (Inmet), BR	daily rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1976	Pedro Beicht, BR	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1976	Portage des Roches, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1976	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily snow depth	153.0 cm (60.2 in)	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1976	Berkeley, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1976	Ribeirao de Sao Joaquim, BR	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1976	Salesopolis, BR	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1976	Santo Amaro, BR	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1976	Bagotville A, CA	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	30 years	37 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1976. 1976 had 541 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	450
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2