Weather Records on 10 May 2012

1,054 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 2012. Highest significance: Tarboro 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 10 May 2012

On 10 May 2012, 1,054 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
514 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,033 daily.
Tarboro 1 S set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 10 May 2012.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,054 stations

1,054 station records on 10 May 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Erfde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hails	China	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bayan Mod	China	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Degerfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lysekil_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santander/Parayas	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gross Lusewitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alingsas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Apuka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rossared	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tomelilla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haggarda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schulenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yongan	China	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guipavas	France	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hid	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uddevalla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wink FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haliut	China	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grebbeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bollerup	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Penicuik	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Givhans Ferry 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bangor Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,054 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 271, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 243, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 381, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 10 May 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	271
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	243
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	381
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 10 May 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 1,033.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

918 broken records

Margins by which the 918 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 2012

Top 20 records on 10 May 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 2012	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	118 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2012	Erfde, DE	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2012	Hails, CN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2012	Millinocket Muni AP, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2012	Bayan Mod, CN	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2012	Boras, SE	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2012	Marathon, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	113 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2012	Degerfors, SE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2012	Lysekil_D, SE	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2012	Holland 1 E, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2012	Santander/Parayas, ES	daily high max	34.7 C (94.5 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2012	Mayaguez City, PR	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2012	Gross Lusewitz, DE	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2012	Alingsas_D, SE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2012	Middleboro, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2012	Pavillion, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2012	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2012	Roanoke Rapids, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2012	Corpus Christi NAS, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2012	Midland Odessa, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	65 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

1805 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2012. 2012 had 1,054 records.

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

Records on 05-10 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1814	2
1832	1
1834	1
1836	4
1838	1
1843	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	2
1858	1
1860	1
1861	2
1867	3
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	4
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1893	1
1895	4
1896	6
1897	4
1898	5
1900	4
1901	6
1902	18
1903	6
1904	7
1905	21
1906	42
1907	33
1908	10
1909	17
1910	21
1911	55
1912	15
1913	23
1914	17
1915	18
1916	26
1917	23
1918	105
1919	145
1920	54
1921	143
1922	38
1923	291
1924	198
1925	163
1926	291
1927	296
1928	189
1929	102
1930	647
1931	277
1932	145
1933	516
1934	412
1935	200
1936	439
1937	148
1938	179
1939	179
1940	317
1941	257
1942	237
1943	482
1944	200
1945	646
1946	455
1947	820
1948	491
1949	492
1950	356
1951	281
1952	342
1953	627
1954	554
1955	272
1956	669
1957	374
1958	338
1959	192
1960	660
1961	722
1962	593
1963	951
1964	259
1965	413
1966	1,290
1967	932
1968	861
1969	325
1970	555
1971	416
1972	573
1973	429
1974	608
1975	448
1976	672
1977	1,075
1978	815
1979	1,927
1980	865
1981	1,213
1982	671
1983	753
1984	635
1985	925
1986	669
1987	1,270
1988	490
1989	1,365
1990	1,071
1991	854
1992	875
1993	1,056
1994	622
1995	1,129
1996	1,469
1997	1,215
1998	1,268
1999	1,299
2000	1,036
2001	842
2002	867
2003	1,688
2004	735
2005	761
2006	879
2007	815
2008	877
2009	651
2010	855
2011	1,288
2012	1,054
2013	635
2014	506
2015	943
2016	815
2017	702
2018	923
2019	1,254
2020	1,346
2021	635
2022	1,346
2023	359
2024	622
2025	1,094
2026	496

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	883
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1