Weather Records on 12 May 2001

1,015 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 2001. Highest significance: Deep Springs College, US.

Key Facts for 12 May 2001

On 12 May 2001, 1,015 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
573 were record highs and 250 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 988 daily.
Deep Springs College set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 12 May 2001.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,015 stations

1,015 station records on 12 May 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Deep Springs College	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Zamora (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Malpais	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Gaspar de Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Desviacion Alta Al Pedregal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chaparaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro de Los Baos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oster	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victorville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
East Lansing 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nephi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zumpango del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salto de Agua (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa la Esperanza	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtlan del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zacatecas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coalville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Lagartos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,015 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 372, Lowest daily maximum 156, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 May 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	372
Lowest daily maximum	156
Highest daily minimum	201
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 May 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 988.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

792 broken records

Margins by which the 792 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 2001

Top 20 records on 12 May 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 2001	Deep Springs College, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2001	Zamora (Dge), MX	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2001	Presa Malpais, MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2001	San Gaspar de Los Reyes, MX	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2001	Poncitlan, MX	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2001	Desviacion Alta Al Pedregal, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2001	Chaparaco, MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2001	Willcox, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2001	San Pedro de Los Baos, MX	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2001	Hanford 1 S, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2001	Oxford, GB	daily high max	25.1 C (77.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	152 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2001	Snowflake, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2001	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2001	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2001	Dutch Harbor, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2001	Zinapecuaro, MX	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2001	Liberty, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2001	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2001	Columbia, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2001	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2001. 2001 had 1,015 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 2001-05-12: 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 2026-10-17 (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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 May 2001
Margin	Records
0 to 10	745
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2