Weather Records on 12 May 1982

763 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 1982. Highest significance: Hissar, IN.

Key Facts for 12 May 1982

On 12 May 1982, 763 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
311 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 740 daily.
Hissar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 12 May 1982.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

763 stations

763 station records on 12 May 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mannford 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harveyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Recanto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Verebye (Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Tome	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taiyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thrall 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corner Brook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eldora	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

763 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 12 May 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 12 May 1982 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 19, daily 740.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 1982

Top 20 records on 12 May 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 1982	Hissar, IN	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	73 of 100 (Major)
12 May 1982	Lebo, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 May 1982	Georgetown, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 May 1982	Beer Sheva, IL	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 May 1982	Celina, US	all-time rain	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	8 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 May 1982	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 May 1982	Madison, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 May 1982	Honey Grove, US	daily rain	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1982	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1982	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1982	Osage City, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1982	Taipu, BR	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1982	Perkins, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1982	Vilnius, LT	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1982	Mannford 6 NW, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1982	Stephenville A, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1982	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1982	Harveyville, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1982	Denton 2 SE, US	all-time rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1982	Augusta, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	46 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1982. 1982 had 763 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 1982-05-12: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	551
20 to 40	52
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1