Weather Records on 12 May 1980

684 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 1980. Highest significance: Madrid - Retiro, ES.

Key Facts for 12 May 1980

On 12 May 1980, 684 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
303 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 676 daily.
Madrid - Retiro set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 12 May 1980.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

684 stations

684 station records on 12 May 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Whalen Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burgos-Villafria	Spain	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Navacerrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zanesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Midwest	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Bom Retiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Midlake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tennyson	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

684 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 12 May 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 12 May 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 676.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

517 broken records

Margins by which the 517 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 1980

Top 20 records on 12 May 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 1980	Madrid - Retiro, ES	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1980	Austin #2, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1980	Whalen Dam (Usbr), US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1980	Manila, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1980	Gloucester Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1980	Burgos-Villafria, ES	monthly rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1980	Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St), AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1980	Spicer, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1980	Agate 3 E, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1980	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1980	Coloso, PR	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1980	Espoey, FR	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1980	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high max	20.7 C (69.3 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1980	Tacoma, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1980	Mont-de-Marsan, FR	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1980	Navacerrada, ES	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1980	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily high max	29.7 C (85.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	70 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1980	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1980	Centennial 1NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1980	Wooragee, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	62 years	34 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1980. 1980 had 684 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	496
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1