Weather Records on 7 May 2012

709 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 2012. Highest significance: Tbilisi, GE.

Key Facts for 7 May 2012

On 7 May 2012, 709 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
460 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 696 daily.
Tbilisi set a daily record precipitation of 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 7 May 2012.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

709 stations

709 station records on 7 May 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Morovis 1 N	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wanyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Xinyang	China	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Annette AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiksi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Zarca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wynne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buchanan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Erbogacen	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mwanza	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Dam 21	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kennett Radio Kboa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Dell Oro	France	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Copainala	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

709 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 222, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 238, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 7 May 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	222
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	238
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 7 May 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 696.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

530 broken records

Margins by which the 530 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

7 May 2012

Top 20 records on 7 May 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 2012	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2012	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2012	Tambellup, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2012	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2012	Mae Sot, TH	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2012	Clarendon, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2012	Morovis 1 N, PR	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2012	Wanyuan, CN	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2012	Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2012	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2012	Nacogdoches, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2012	Blytheville, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2012	Marseilles Lock/Dam, US	monthly rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2012	Xinyang, CN	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2012	Eldorado Springs, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2012	Astrakan, RU	daily high min	16.9 C (62.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2012	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2012	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2012	Koloa Mauka 994, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2012	Hardy, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 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 709 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	483
2022	784
2023	667
2024	857
2025	635
2026	715

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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	522
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1