Weather Records on 5 May 2012

1,281 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 2012. Highest significance: Redwood Falls Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 5 May 2012

On 5 May 2012, 1,281 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
862 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,260 daily.
Redwood Falls Muni AP set a daily record precipitation of 79.8 mm (3.1 in) on 5 May 2012.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,281 stations

1,281 station records on 5 May 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Puottaure	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Shepherdsville 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Winfield Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Malyalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minneota	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bulyee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dwarda Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fagerheden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Piketon	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nairibin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsville 1ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ferguson Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Culford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marriwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muroran	Japan	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,281 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 379, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 483, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 5 May 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	379
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	483
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 5 May 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 1,260.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

997 broken records

Margins by which the 997 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 2012

Top 20 records on 5 May 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 2012	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2012	Puottaure, SE	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2012	Shepherdsville 5NE, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2012	Waverly, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2012	Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 2012	Winfield Locks, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2012	Upper Sandusky, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2012	Fish Creek, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2012	Malyalling, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2012	Minneota, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2012	Poronajsk, RU	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2012	Bulyee, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2012	Pitea, SE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2012	Howard, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2012	Dwarda Downs, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2012	Kuranda, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2012	Fagerheden, SE	monthly rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2012	Jaen (Instituto), ES	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2012	Piketon, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2012	Mc Minnville, US	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 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

1795 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2012. 2012 had 1,281 records.

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

Records on 05-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1836	1
1837	1
1840	1
1850	4
1852	1
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1861	5
1862	1
1864	2
1867	1
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1888	3
1889	5
1890	2
1891	3
1892	5
1894	3
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	3
1901	2
1902	5
1903	9
1904	14
1905	17
1906	4
1907	16
1908	14
1909	17
1910	19
1911	17
1912	17
1913	46
1914	39
1915	73
1916	98
1917	70
1918	24
1919	77
1920	41
1921	63
1922	98
1923	139
1924	132
1925	143
1926	220
1927	115
1928	149
1929	256
1930	469
1931	250
1932	166
1933	339
1934	448
1935	417
1936	377
1937	159
1938	362
1939	222
1940	446
1941	415
1942	529
1943	427
1944	1,237
1945	355
1946	306
1947	528
1948	671
1949	1,099
1950	893
1951	174
1952	723
1953	659
1954	607
1955	382
1956	363
1957	561
1958	404
1959	587
1960	773
1961	644
1962	261
1963	249
1964	643
1965	724
1966	1,413
1967	613
1968	434
1969	530
1970	386
1971	444
1972	292
1973	542
1974	716
1975	711
1976	402
1977	708
1978	1,033
1979	1,534
1980	562
1981	524
1982	659
1983	475
1984	767
1985	463
1986	968
1987	895
1988	820
1989	941
1990	1,511
1991	1,176
1992	1,004
1993	725
1994	743
1995	888
1996	1,368
1997	1,220
1998	1,707
1999	1,301
2000	1,442
2001	963
2002	883
2003	1,792
2004	1,401
2005	1,009
2006	657
2007	850
2008	453
2009	751
2010	1,053
2011	857
2012	1,281
2013	1,265
2014	680
2015	783
2016	553
2017	849
2018	481
2019	538
2020	403
2021	733
2022	514
2023	579
2024	961
2025	717
2026	537

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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 50	989
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1