Weather Records on 16 May 2012

770 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 May 2012. Highest significance: Conshohocken, US.

Key Facts for 16 May 2012

On 16 May 2012, 770 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
411 were record highs and 220 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 742 daily.
Conshohocken set a daily record precipitation of 74.4 mm (2.9 in) on 16 May 2012.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

770 stations

770 station records on 16 May 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 May 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milanville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tepetitan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arkville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deva	Romania	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mechanicsville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Copala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salto de Agua (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vaike-Maarja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaliningrad	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hat Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norton W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bassatine	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
C.A.E. la Victoria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lanzarote/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Moma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pichilingue	Ecuador	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Copainala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Helland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

770 records

Records set or tied on 16 May 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 195, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 16 May 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	195
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 16 May 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 742.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

574 broken records

Margins by which the 574 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

16 May 2012

Top 20 records on 16 May 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 2012	Conshohocken, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2012	Milanville, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2012	Tepetitan, MX	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2012	Arkville 2 W, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2012	Belle Fourche, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2012	Deva, RO	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2012	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2012	Sviland, NO	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2012	Apatzingan (Smn), MX	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2012	El Zapote, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2012	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2012	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2012	Ellensburg, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	114 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2012	Freiburg, DE	daily low min	1.5 C (34.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	129 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2012	Federal Pt, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	114 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2012	Detour Village, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2012	Sugar Land, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2012	Manuel Avila Camacho, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2012	Macuspana (Dge), MX	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 2012	Washington, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	117 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

1802 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2012. 2012 had 770 records.

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

Records on 05-16 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1806	1
1820	1
1825	1
1832	1
1837	1
1847	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1871	1
1874	3
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	6
1896	2
1897	1
1898	11
1899	6
1900	7
1901	2
1902	10
1903	9
1904	17
1905	13
1906	25
1907	13
1908	6
1909	57
1910	24
1911	22
1912	13
1913	24
1914	11
1915	104
1916	38
1917	48
1918	395
1919	28
1920	69
1921	106
1922	31
1923	126
1924	152
1925	177
1926	211
1927	230
1928	121
1929	273
1930	170
1931	254
1932	441
1933	268
1934	304
1935	320
1936	520
1937	279
1938	299
1939	448
1940	334
1941	429
1942	721
1943	652
1944	531
1945	888
1946	327
1947	344
1948	281
1949	360
1950	210
1951	558
1952	773
1953	421
1954	251
1955	525
1956	697
1957	610
1958	361
1959	680
1960	370
1961	378
1962	1,295
1963	552
1964	313
1965	442
1966	420
1967	611
1968	790
1969	423
1970	520
1971	509
1972	625
1973	869
1974	1,207
1975	544
1976	518
1977	1,269
1978	808
1979	506
1980	830
1981	896
1982	427
1983	1,579
1984	981
1985	536
1986	747
1987	1,369
1988	946
1989	938
1990	1,068
1991	1,094
1992	809
1993	653
1994	705
1995	1,235
1996	1,835
1997	1,932
1998	1,500
1999	778
2000	1,129
2001	1,110
2002	694
2003	1,289
2004	869
2005	870
2006	1,345
2007	692
2008	1,034
2009	897
2010	836
2011	1,398
2012	770
2013	596
2014	1,483
2015	782
2016	793
2017	710
2018	1,013
2019	572
2020	431
2021	419
2022	717
2023	653
2024	601
2025	992
2026	559

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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 2026-10-14 (14 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	565
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1