Weather Records on 14 May 2012

819 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 May 2012. Highest significance: Casar, US.

Key Facts for 14 May 2012

On 14 May 2012, 819 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 293 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 795 daily.
Casar set a daily record precipitation of 101.1 mm (4.0 in) on 14 May 2012.
Across 165 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

819 stations

819 station records on 14 May 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 May 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Casar	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bethpage 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Kerr Scott Resv	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Del Rio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tepetitan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ortnevik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rhodhiss Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jerez de la Frontera	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula Wildlife Ref	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Midville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso de Iritu	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rorvikvatn Ved Vadheim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oystese - Borge	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hat Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campo 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Giessen/Wettenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bochum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frontera Amatenango	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Medio Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bristol AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Teojomulco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

819 records

Records set or tied on 14 May 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 185, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 14 May 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	185
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 14 May 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 795.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

673 broken records

Margins by which the 673 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 May 2012

Top 20 records on 14 May 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 2012	Casar, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2012	Kingston, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2012	Sarajevo, BA	daily low max	4.5 C (40.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2012	Bethpage 1 S, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2012	Asheboro 2 W, US	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2012	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2012	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2012	Cleveland 3S, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2012	Brevard, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2012	N Wilkesboro, US	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2012	W Kerr Scott Resv, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2012	Jacksonville NAS, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2012	Portland, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2012	Pickens, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2012	Hickory FAA AP, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2012	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2012	McDermitt, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	118 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2012	Oberstdorf, DE	daily low min	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2012	Lenoir, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 2012	Del Rio Intl AP, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	39 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

1813 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 2012. 2012 had 819 records.

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

Records on 05-14 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1815	1
1816	1
1820	1
1833	1
1837	1
1844	1
1846	1
1848	2
1849	1
1854	1
1855	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	4
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1898	3
1899	2
1900	13
1901	4
1902	7
1903	7
1904	11
1905	4
1906	15
1907	17
1908	39
1909	44
1910	22
1911	15
1912	19
1913	125
1914	24
1915	196
1916	50
1917	79
1918	42
1919	29
1920	52
1921	61
1922	67
1923	94
1924	117
1925	59
1926	73
1927	173
1928	189
1929	176
1930	166
1931	733
1932	367
1933	653
1934	175
1935	255
1936	342
1937	432
1938	310
1939	323
1940	324
1941	569
1942	398
1943	543
1944	368
1945	665
1946	308
1947	282
1948	326
1949	302
1950	170
1951	444
1952	302
1953	730
1954	416
1955	600
1956	683
1957	580
1958	534
1959	501
1960	617
1961	627
1962	948
1963	422
1964	468
1965	313
1966	348
1967	715
1968	1,052
1969	638
1970	553
1971	562
1972	546
1973	802
1974	915
1975	386
1976	593
1977	1,109
1978	926
1979	481
1980	496
1981	494
1982	668
1983	1,176
1984	1,084
1985	915
1986	776
1987	1,145
1988	540
1989	521
1990	594
1991	1,181
1992	740
1993	989
1994	830
1995	2,263
1996	1,869
1997	887
1998	1,375
1999	817
2000	872
2001	1,197
2002	963
2003	959
2004	1,501
2005	748
2006	707
2007	957
2008	778
2009	693
2010	1,092
2011	888
2012	819
2013	1,218
2014	1,038
2015	559
2016	635
2017	393
2018	1,113
2019	483
2020	514
2021	404
2022	924
2023	591
2024	558
2025	785
2026	525

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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	667
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1