Weather Records on 9 May 2012

686 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 2012. Highest significance: Uybat, RU.

Key Facts for 9 May 2012

On 9 May 2012, 686 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
350 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 666 daily.
Uybat set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 9 May 2012.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

686 stations

686 station records on 9 May 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uybat	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Perrine 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Suffolk Lake Kilby	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Turnersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Mill 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maljamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oceana NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malham Tarn	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chaucingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abakan(Hakasskaja)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Claryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeba	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pisa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City Cgas	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tonsina	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shantou	China	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Xicatlacotla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Susuman	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Cmt	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Copainala	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

686 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 166, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 9 May 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	166
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 9 May 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 666.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

555 broken records

Margins by which the 555 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 2012

Top 20 records on 9 May 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 2012	Uybat, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2012	Godegard, SE	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	107 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2012	Perrine 4W, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2012	Asuncion Nochixtlan, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2012	Salisbury, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2012	San Francisco, MX	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2012	White Sands Natl Mon, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2012	Suffolk Lake Kilby, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2012	Brest-Guipavas, FR	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2012	Turnersburg, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2012	Ft Mill 4 NW, US	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2012	Maljamar, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2012	Pleasant Mt 1 W, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2012	Pearce - Sunsites, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2012	San Simon, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2012	Fredericksburg, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2012	Oceana NAS, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2012	Malham Tarn, GB	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2012	Hillsboro, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2012	Hachita 1W, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 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

1793 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2012. 2012 had 686 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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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 2026-10-16 (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	523
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2