Weather Records on 24 May 2012

983 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 2012. Highest significance: Macknade Sugar Mill, AU.

Key Facts for 24 May 2012

On 24 May 2012, 983 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
503 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 924 daily.
Macknade Sugar Mill set a daily record precipitation of 185.2 mm (7.3 in) on 24 May 2012.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

983 stations

983 station records on 24 May 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Narrung (Yalkuri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hargraves (the Elders)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ust-Ozernoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tuapse	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Balashov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Deva	Romania	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anapa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburgh Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Reeves Plains (Parana Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Delano	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Paul Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Windamere Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milang (Navarino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arno Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
U of Mn St Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pingine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Mount Cooper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rostoshi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

983 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 245, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 258, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 318, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 24 May 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	245
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	258
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	318
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 24 May 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 59, daily 924.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

788 broken records

Margins by which the 788 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 2012

Top 20 records on 24 May 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 2012	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	111 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 May 2012	Narrung (Yalkuri), AU	monthly rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2012	Odesa, UA	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2012	Goolwa Council Depot, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2012	Milang, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2012	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2012	Hargraves (the Elders), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2012	Ust-Ozernoe, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2012	Tuapse, RU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2012	Windorah Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2012	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2012	Herbert Vale, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	116 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2012	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2012	Sultan Ismail Petra, MY	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2012	Elk Rvr, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2012	St Peter, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2012	Buffalo 2NE, US	monthly rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2012	Balashov, RU	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2012	Jordan 1SSW, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2012	Langhorne Creek, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	55 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 983 records.

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

Records on 05-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1797	1
1817	1
1831	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1844	1
1847	3
1848	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	5
1867	7
1868	2
1870	1
1877	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	2
1886	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	3
1891	4
1892	1
1893	8
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	4
1899	7
1900	5
1901	7
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	16
1906	36
1907	15
1908	16
1909	16
1910	34
1911	28
1912	41
1913	30
1914	35
1915	8
1916	19
1917	86
1918	27
1919	25
1920	38
1921	139
1922	101
1923	106
1924	334
1925	347
1926	284
1927	221
1928	290
1929	112
1930	173
1931	475
1932	251
1933	477
1934	196
1935	426
1936	432
1937	187
1938	438
1939	498
1940	289
1941	499
1942	245
1943	439
1944	710
1945	226
1946	501
1947	456
1948	250
1949	436
1950	640
1951	881
1952	720
1953	1,005
1954	260
1955	841
1956	1,027
1957	513
1958	825
1959	315
1960	476
1961	301
1962	479
1963	734
1964	852
1965	502
1966	340
1967	904
1968	568
1969	408
1970	329
1971	625
1972	487
1973	533
1974	584
1975	886
1976	411
1977	997
1978	797
1979	1,115
1980	978
1981	758
1982	725
1983	1,332
1984	737
1985	637
1986	573
1987	664
1988	689
1989	1,346
1990	923
1991	1,495
1992	1,562
1993	826
1994	832
1995	1,247
1996	1,367
1997	1,028
1998	931
1999	806
2000	1,549
2001	1,335
2002	1,163
2003	1,011
2004	1,276
2005	967
2006	994
2007	1,349
2008	1,173
2009	970
2010	1,699
2011	1,026
2012	983
2013	861
2014	757
2015	501
2016	408
2017	876
2018	595
2019	750
2020	517
2021	583
2022	709
2023	353
2024	930
2025	542
2026	877

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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 100	787
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1