Weather Records on 12 May 2006

797 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 2006. Highest significance: Marquette, US.

Key Facts for 12 May 2006

On 12 May 2006, 797 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 318 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 775 daily.
Marquette set an all-time record daily precipitation of 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 12 May 2006.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

797 stations

797 station records on 12 May 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
El Derrame	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Haven Tweed AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Westchester Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Verhoture	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ytterhogdal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barkam	China	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Junction 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenson 5WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Islip-Li Macarthur AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

797 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 213, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 264, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 12 May 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	213
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 12 May 2006 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 16, daily 775.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

623 broken records

Margins by which the 623 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 2006

Top 20 records on 12 May 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 2006	Marquette, US	all-time rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	124 years	79 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2006	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2006	Kiruna, SE	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2006	Riverhead Rsch Farm, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2006	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2006	Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2006	Woodbury, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2006	El Derrame, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2006	Hartford-Bradley Intl AP, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2006	New Haven Tweed AP, US	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2006	Westchester Co AP, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2006	San Luis de la Paz, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2006	Verhoture, RU	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2006	Detour Village, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2006	Midland Park, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2006	Kewaunee, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2006	Hartford Brainard Fld, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2006	Ytterhogdal, SE	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2006	Stevenson Dam, US	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2006	Legaspi, PH	daily low max	25.5 C (77.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	47 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2006. 2006 had 797 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 2006-05-12: 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 10	537
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1