Weather Records on 1 May 2012

796 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 2012. Highest significance: Gus'-Hrustal'nyj, RU.

Key Facts for 1 May 2012

On 1 May 2012, 796 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
585 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 775 daily.
Gus'-Hrustal'nyj set an all-time record daily precipitation of 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 1 May 2012.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

796 stations

796 station records on 1 May 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 May 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gus'-Hrustal'nyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Grays Rvr Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Longton	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tastyp	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pajaritos de la Sierra	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Dale 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monclova	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bredy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rubcovsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waco 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwell 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hanksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hellinikon	Greece	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seminole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Makokou	Gabon	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

796 records

Records set or tied on 1 May 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 276, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 309, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 1 May 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	276
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	309
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 1 May 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 775.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

604 broken records

Margins by which the 604 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 2012

Top 20 records on 1 May 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 2012	Gus'-Hrustal'nyj, RU	all-time rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	74 of 100 (Major)
1 May 2012	Grays Rvr Hatchery, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2012	Longton, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2012	Kisinev, MD	daily high min	18.6 C (65.5 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	114 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2012	Tastyp, RU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2012	Saint Paul Is AP, US	monthly snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2012	Norwich, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2012	Asheville, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	124 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2012	Pajaritos de la Sierra, MX	monthly low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2012	Salida, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2012	Columbus, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2012	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2012	St Cloud Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2012	Hardy, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2012	Cottbus, DE	daily high max	30.2 C (86.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2012	Budapest, HU	daily high max	32.9 C (91.2 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2012	Makaweli 965, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2012	Takaroa, PF	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2012	Nurnberg, DE	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	107 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2012	Uman, UA	daily high min	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	121 years	40 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

1795 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2012. 2012 had 796 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1804	1
1814	1
1818	1
1835	1
1836	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1872	1
1875	4
1878	2
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	6
1893	2
1894	5
1896	1
1897	4
1898	1
1899	8
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	9
1904	9
1905	13
1906	12
1907	31
1908	20
1909	49
1910	13
1911	22
1912	18
1913	54
1914	23
1915	27
1916	27
1917	37
1918	34
1919	150
1920	186
1921	41
1922	92
1923	64
1924	63
1925	118
1926	500
1927	125
1928	190
1929	142
1930	263
1931	537
1932	220
1933	706
1934	305
1935	276
1936	368
1937	218
1938	304
1939	227
1940	731
1941	333
1942	1,036
1943	526
1944	229
1945	350
1946	415
1947	655
1948	774
1949	405
1950	439
1951	894
1952	557
1953	917
1954	1,506
1955	772
1956	1,106
1957	359
1958	448
1959	764
1960	737
1961	588
1962	615
1963	704
1964	312
1965	360
1966	707
1967	948
1968	426
1969	429
1970	1,075
1971	444
1972	562
1973	841
1974	589
1975	286
1976	673
1977	545
1978	1,202
1979	612
1980	507
1981	1,265
1982	508
1983	1,423
1984	640
1985	789
1986	512
1987	1,098
1988	1,058
1989	949
1990	922
1991	633
1992	1,201
1993	1,101
1994	1,210
1995	1,365
1996	1,439
1997	804
1998	951
1999	932
2000	809
2001	1,106
2002	1,221
2003	964
2004	887
2005	1,320
2006	734
2007	857
2008	979
2009	679
2010	1,151
2011	716
2012	796
2013	976
2014	941
2015	550
2016	844
2017	1,163
2018	519
2019	788
2020	1,099
2021	834
2022	319
2023	913
2024	458
2025	430
2026	623

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	594
25 to 50	5
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1