Weather Records on 17 May 2012

711 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 2012. Highest significance: Coyuquilla, MX.

Key Facts for 17 May 2012

On 17 May 2012, 711 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 299 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 687 daily.
Coyuquilla set a daily record precipitation of 65.8 mm (2.6 in) on 17 May 2012.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

711 stations

711 station records on 17 May 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coyuquilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oltedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Joutsa Parnamaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Utena	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ylojarvi Metsakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nouakchott	Mauritania	Record low minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skriveri	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiirikoja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Porvenir	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Korkodon	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Urandangi	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valke-Maarja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kouvola Anjala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dusseldorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Salzuflen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sretensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Randsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Marburg-Biedenkopf Colbe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Union Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colquitt 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fuerteventura/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toholampi Oravala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

711 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 206, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 17 May 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	206
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 17 May 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 687.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

548 broken records

Margins by which the 548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 2012

Top 20 records on 17 May 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 2012	Coyuquilla, MX	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2012	Oltedal, NO	monthly rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2012	Gorki, BY	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2012	Florence Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2012	Joutsa Parnamaki, FI	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2012	Utena, LT	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2012	Rostov-Na-Donu, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2012	Freiburg, DE	daily low min	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2012	Wheatland 4N, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2012	Key W Intl AP, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2012	Ylojarvi Metsakyla, FI	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2012	Nouakchott, MR	daily low min	10.5 C (50.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2012	Kissimmee 2, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2012	Webster, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2012	Busby, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2012	Skriveri, LV	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2012	Tiirikoja, EE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2012	Manuel Avila Camacho, MX	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2012	Astrakan, RU	daily high min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2012	Dull Ctr 1SE, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85 years	37 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 711 records.

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

Records on 05-17 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1803	1
1808	1
1816	1
1834	1
1837	1
1839	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	2
1864	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	2
1874	4
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	3
1885	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1891	8
1892	4
1893	3
1895	8
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	7
1900	12
1901	2
1902	3
1903	9
1904	12
1905	10
1906	22
1907	10
1908	5
1909	33
1910	16
1911	30
1912	16
1913	24
1914	24
1915	53
1916	49
1917	18
1918	56
1919	35
1920	46
1921	50
1922	30
1923	95
1924	80
1925	326
1926	133
1927	264
1928	127
1929	168
1930	421
1931	201
1932	288
1933	365
1934	373
1935	341
1936	270
1937	183
1938	340
1939	285
1940	338
1941	408
1942	589
1943	855
1944	521
1945	799
1946	586
1947	249
1948	412
1949	544
1950	371
1951	373
1952	777
1953	441
1954	298
1955	570
1956	1,166
1957	469
1958	331
1959	488
1960	402
1961	291
1962	1,325
1963	368
1964	417
1965	462
1966	489
1967	644
1968	564
1969	638
1970	711
1971	723
1972	610
1973	1,016
1974	1,302
1975	365
1976	426
1977	1,078
1978	872
1979	459
1980	768
1981	940
1982	476
1983	1,326
1984	925
1985	561
1986	921
1987	1,054
1988	1,096
1989	1,307
1990	1,135
1991	1,237
1992	1,025
1993	495
1994	858
1995	1,734
1996	1,706
1997	1,619
1998	1,080
1999	795
2000	825
2001	960
2002	964
2003	1,127
2004	769
2005	784
2006	1,522
2007	742
2008	1,309
2009	1,050
2010	880
2011	1,483
2012	711
2013	739
2014	1,062
2015	824
2016	741
2017	1,302
2018	726
2019	686
2020	496
2021	443
2022	479
2023	385
2024	566
2025	928
2026	745

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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	542
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1