Weather Records on 6 May 2012

1,007 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 2012. Highest significance: Pipestone, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 2012

On 6 May 2012, 1,007 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
684 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 988 daily.
Pipestone set a daily record precipitation of 91.9 mm (3.6 in) on 6 May 2012.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,007 stations

1,007 station records on 6 May 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Black Rvr Falls Sewage	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Menomonie	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
U of Mn St Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlan del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lampang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Wing	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tak	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,007 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 343, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 341, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 6 May 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	343
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	341
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 6 May 2012 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 15, daily 988.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

758 broken records

Margins by which the 758 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

6 May 2012

Top 20 records on 6 May 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 2012	Pipestone, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2012	Flandreau, US	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2012	Tracy, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2012	River Falls, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2012	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2012	Black Rvr Falls Sewage, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	116 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2012	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2012	Haines AP, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2012	Jordan 1SSW, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2012	Ellsworth 1E, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2012	Redwood Falls, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2012	Menomonie, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2012	La Union, MX	monthly low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2012	Lake Lynn, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2012	Heyuan, CN	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2012	Hoopeston, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2012	Madison 2SE, US	all-time rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2012	Montgomery, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2012	Zametchino, RU	daily high min	16.9 C (62.4 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2012	Kamennaja-Step, RU	daily high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	106 years	44 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 1,007 records.

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

Records on 05-06 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1805	1
1825	1
1836	1
1845	2
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1872	1
1877	3
1880	2
1883	1
1885	4
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	5
1898	17
1899	3
1900	8
1901	3
1902	8
1903	9
1904	12
1905	18
1906	14
1907	11
1908	18
1909	19
1910	23
1911	14
1912	20
1913	47
1914	30
1915	32
1916	51
1917	197
1918	43
1919	63
1920	42
1921	39
1922	87
1923	126
1924	95
1925	225
1926	178
1927	133
1928	106
1929	225
1930	581
1931	378
1932	302
1933	336
1934	640
1935	319
1936	430
1937	172
1938	310
1939	185
1940	243
1941	325
1942	309
1943	375
1944	879
1945	318
1946	260
1947	613
1948	384
1949	917
1950	610
1951	292
1952	496
1953	635
1954	551
1955	422
1956	559
1957	644
1958	615
1959	463
1960	781
1961	655
1962	301
1963	623
1964	823
1965	624
1966	950
1967	697
1968	890
1969	695
1970	710
1971	459
1972	499
1973	499
1974	806
1975	925
1976	644
1977	896
1978	899
1979	1,122
1980	574
1981	489
1982	800
1983	554
1984	846
1985	549
1986	1,228
1987	1,049
1988	919
1989	1,814
1990	1,220
1991	1,028
1992	1,486
1993	795
1994	591
1995	961
1996	1,578
1997	1,127
1998	1,160
1999	1,198
2000	1,357
2001	767
2002	979
2003	1,596
2004	1,490
2005	826
2006	663
2007	1,061
2008	412
2009	732
2010	1,187
2011	604
2012	1,007
2013	1,024
2014	612
2015	589
2016	808
2017	659
2018	456
2019	462
2020	577
2021	517
2022	736
2023	559
2024	841
2025	732
2026	796

Download the Data

Data for records on 2012-05-06: 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 2026-10-14 (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	749
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1