Weather Records on 11 May 2012

1,181 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 2012. Highest significance: Carrizo Springs 3S, US.

Key Facts for 11 May 2012

On 11 May 2012, 1,181 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
630 were record highs and 259 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,162 daily.
Carrizo Springs 3S set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 11 May 2012.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,181 stations

1,181 station records on 11 May 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hyrynsalmi Moisiovaara	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ulvsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rautavaara Yla-Luosta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Indio 7ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whitsett	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Medskogen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nurmes Mujejarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vyborg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlan del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Represa El Aleman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cope Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Xichang	China	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Creek 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Sohl Elster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oskarshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lieksa Koli	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Apuka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,181 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 353, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 277, Lowest daily minimum 161, Heaviest daily rainfall 288, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 11 May 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	353
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	277
Lowest daily minimum	161
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 11 May 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 1,162.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,002 broken records

Margins by which the 1,002 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 2012

Top 20 records on 11 May 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 2012	Carrizo Springs 3S, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2012	Hyrynsalmi Moisiovaara, FI	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2012	Liepaja, LV	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2012	Ulvsjon, SE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2012	Rautavaara Yla-Luosta, FI	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2012	El Indio 7ESE, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2012	Whitsett, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2012	Medskogen, SE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2012	Stockdale 6N, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2012	Kristianstad, SE	daily high min	14.3 C (57.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2012	Sonoma, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	117 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2012	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	144 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2012	Nurmes Mujejarvi, FI	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2012	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily high max	29.6 C (85.3 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2012	Nurnberg, DE	daily high min	14.7 C (58.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	121 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2012	Orland, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2012	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2012	Vyborg, RU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2012	Kerrville 3 NNE, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2012	Bamberg, DE	daily high max	30.2 C (86.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	105 years	41 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

1814 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2012. 2012 had 1,181 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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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 50	993
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1