Weather Records on 13 May 2012

732 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 May 2012. Highest significance: Tbilisi, GE.

Key Facts for 13 May 2012

On 13 May 2012, 732 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
314 were record highs and 238 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 705 daily.
Tbilisi set a daily record precipitation of 93.7 mm (3.7 in) on 13 May 2012.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

732 stations

732 station records on 13 May 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 May 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Froyset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maudal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kinlochewe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Takle	Norway	Record daily precipitation	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nordfjordeid - Nymark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ims	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oystese - Borge	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ortnevik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnicu Valcea	Romania	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kvale	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 10 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tonstad - Nettfed	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Ledge 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koonwarra (Leongatha South)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eksingedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jordalen - Nasen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fana - Stend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brandset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gjengedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Altamirano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hilok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dusseldorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bochum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenerife/Sur	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	223.1 mm (8.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chiepetepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Litledal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salamanca Obs.	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Copainala	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bjorheim I Ryfylke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

732 records

Records set or tied on 13 May 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 13 May 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 13 May 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 705.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

600 broken records

Margins by which the 600 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 May 2012

Top 20 records on 13 May 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 May 2012	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 May 2012	Brekke I Sogn, NO	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 May 2012	Froyset, NO	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2012	Maudal, NO	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2012	Sauda, NO	monthly rain	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2012	Kinlochewe, GB	monthly rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2012	Takle, NO	daily rain	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2012	Westcliffe, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2012	Stavanger - Valand, NO	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2012	Nordfjordeid - Nymark, NO	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2012	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2012	Ims, NO	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2012	Oystese - Borge, NO	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2012	Farmerville, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2012	Ortnevik, NO	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2012	Hohenwald, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2012	Alfoten II, NO	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2012	Ramnicu Valcea, RO	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2012	Mae Hong Son, TH	monthly low min	15.2 C (59.4 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2012	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	43 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

1794 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2012. 2012 had 732 records.

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

Records on 05-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1799	1
1806	1
1811	1
1814	1
1816	1
1820	1
1833	1
1834	1
1842	1
1848	2
1851	1
1859	1
1860	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	3
1881	4
1882	2
1883	2
1884	1
1885	3
1886	4
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	5
1896	7
1897	6
1898	2
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	6
1903	4
1904	14
1905	16
1906	31
1907	25
1908	26
1909	10
1910	24
1911	22
1912	51
1913	50
1914	118
1915	133
1916	39
1917	91
1918	208
1919	37
1920	34
1921	62
1922	45
1923	140
1924	97
1925	130
1926	101
1927	165
1928	227
1929	145
1930	197
1931	386
1932	268
1933	709
1934	263
1935	319
1936	319
1937	186
1938	443
1939	309
1940	495
1941	662
1942	650
1943	605
1944	369
1945	507
1946	349
1947	299
1948	382
1949	462
1950	331
1951	538
1952	412
1953	1,053
1954	311
1955	502
1956	1,420
1957	481
1958	632
1959	592
1960	1,466
1961	556
1962	978
1963	451
1964	469
1965	266
1966	683
1967	609
1968	975
1969	663
1970	723
1971	843
1972	444
1973	546
1974	1,122
1975	381
1976	549
1977	834
1978	932
1979	633
1980	563
1981	469
1982	953
1983	1,041
1984	1,005
1985	939
1986	776
1987	1,101
1988	876
1989	669
1990	719
1991	1,046
1992	962
1993	950
1994	620
1995	1,883
1996	1,980
1997	1,113
1998	1,402
1999	727
2000	1,197
2001	1,142
2002	1,225
2003	695
2004	1,328
2005	889
2006	777
2007	655
2008	663
2009	690
2010	1,362
2011	715
2012	732
2013	1,051
2014	978
2015	632
2016	385
2017	572
2018	949
2019	524
2020	894
2021	656
2022	1,727
2023	550
2024	488
2025	887
2026	1,026

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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	595
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1