Weather Records on 12 May 2000

1,486 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 2000. Highest significance: Galiwinku, AU.

Key Facts for 12 May 2000

On 12 May 2000, 1,486 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
985 were record highs and 308 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,436 daily.
Galiwinku set a daily record precipitation of 49.2 mm (1.9 in) on 12 May 2000.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,486 stations

1,486 station records on 12 May 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Galiwinku	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Penang Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Simbach/Inn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Hamburgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake Roscommon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbronn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Villa de Chiapilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,486 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 358, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 627, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 12 May 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	358
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	627
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 12 May 2000 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 49, daily 1,436.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,125 broken records

Margins by which the 1,125 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 2000

Top 20 records on 12 May 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 2000	Galiwinku, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2000	McCall, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2000	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2000	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2000	Alpena Wwtp, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2000	Penang Intl, MY	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2000	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2000	Ft Assiniboine, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2000	Powers Lake 1N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2000	Elk, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2000	Powers Lake 1N, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2000	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2000	Simbach/Inn, DE	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2000	Ternej, RU	daily rain	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2000	Berne Wwtp, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2000	Whitestown, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2000	Rolla 1NE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2000	Oenpelli, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2000	Regensburg, DE	daily high min	14.9 C (58.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2000	Finca Hamburgo, MX	daily rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	5 years	45 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2000. 2000 had 1,486 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 2000-05-12: 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	1,066
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1