Weather Records on 12 May 2005

1,369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 2005. Highest significance: Mc Cool Junction, US.

Key Facts for 12 May 2005

On 12 May 2005, 1,369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
318 were record highs and 231 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,328 daily.
Mc Cool Junction set a monthly record daily precipitation of 168.9 mm (6.6 in) on 12 May 2005.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

1,369 stations

1,369 station records on 12 May 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Chelsea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Halliday	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaragan West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Richardson Gr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Amidon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Normandy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tuyali	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Basin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Karoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnyana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kandimulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Airlie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,369 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 203, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 732, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 12 May 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	203
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	732
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 12 May 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 40, daily 1,328.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,152 broken records

Margins by which the 1,152 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 2005

Top 20 records on 12 May 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 2005	Mc Cool Junction, US	monthly rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	74 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 May 2005	York, US	monthly rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 years	78 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2005	Morven Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	104 years	76 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2005	Utica, US	monthly rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	76 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2005	Rockypoint 7NNE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	92 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2005	David City 4E, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	82 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2005	Yathroo, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2005	N Loup, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2005	Fullerton, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2005	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2005	Chelsea, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2005	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	112 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2005	Minden, US	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	99 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2005	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2005	Aurora, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2005	Gresham 3W, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2005	Upland 2NE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2005	Weribone, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2005	Walebing, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2005	Clay Ctr 6 ESE, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2005. 2005 had 1,369 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 2005-05-12: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,086
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1