Weather Records on 12 May 2011

1,119 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 2011. Highest significance: Columbus 3 NE, US.

Key Facts for 12 May 2011

On 12 May 2011, 1,119 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
591 were record highs and 265 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,098 daily.
Columbus 3 NE set a daily record precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 12 May 2011.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,119 stations

1,119 station records on 12 May 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Okayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham Kingston Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yampa	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Antalya	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kaena Pt 841.3	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stillhouse Hollow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nagoya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kofu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar-Schondorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Egvekinot	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McHenry Stratton Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,119 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 272, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 319, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 12 May 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	272
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	319
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 12 May 2011 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 16, daily 1,098.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

818 broken records

Margins by which the 818 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 142.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 2011

Top 20 records on 12 May 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 2011	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2011	Akron 4 E, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	105 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2011	Wellston Tippy Dam, US	monthly rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2011	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2011	Okayama, JP	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2011	Holyoke, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2011	Red Oak, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2011	Cheltenham Kingston Centre, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2011	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	114 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2011	Yampa, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2011	Creston 2 SW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2011	Ft Morgan, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2011	Corning, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2011	Voru, EE	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2011	Antalya, TR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2011	Kaena Pt 841.3, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2011	Osceola, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2011	Stillhouse Hollow Dam, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2011	Wray, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2011	Nagoya, JP	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	47 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2011. 2011 had 1,119 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 2011-05-12: 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	771
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1