Weather Records on 12 May 2008

858 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 2008. Highest significance: Warrenton 3 SE, US.

Key Facts for 12 May 2008

On 12 May 2008, 858 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
331 were record highs and 342 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 814 daily.
Warrenton 3 SE set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 12 May 2008.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

858 stations

858 station records on 12 May 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mechanicsville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cimljansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vienna	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lewes	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	162.6 cm (64.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
WFO Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria del Rio (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baxter	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alyeska	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nogliki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ganado	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Catoctin Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

858 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 190, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 152, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 12 May 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	190
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	152
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 12 May 2008 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 33, daily 814.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

590 broken records

Margins by which the 590 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1067.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 2008

Top 20 records on 12 May 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 2008	Warrenton 3 SE, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2008	L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld, BM	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2008	Hazlehurst, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2008	Mechanicsville 5 NE, US	monthly rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2008	Tromso, NO	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2008	Bastia, FR	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2008	Solomons, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2008	Cimljansk, RU	monthly rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2008	Vienna, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2008	Lewes, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2008	Chestertown, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2008	Royal Oak 2 SSW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2008	Beltsville, US	monthly rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2008	Laurel Mtn, US	daily snow depth	162.6 cm (64.0 in)	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2008	WFO Sterling, US	monthly rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2008	Calera, MX	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2008	Huntingdon, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2008	Irkutsk, RU	daily high min	9.6 C (49.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	119 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2008	Lawrence, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	138 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2008	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	42 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2008. 2008 had 858 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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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 200	589
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1