Weather Records on 28 May 2012

1,237 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 2012. Highest significance: Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU.

Key Facts for 28 May 2012

On 28 May 2012, 1,237 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
917 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 147 monthly and 1,090 daily.
Mount Wellington (the Springs) set a daily record precipitation of 96.8 mm (3.8 in) on 28 May 2012.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,237 stations

1,237 station records on 28 May 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wisdom	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Erica (Parkers Corner)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres (Isla)/S	Colombia	Record daily precipitation	213.1 mm (8.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Power 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,237 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 491, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 426, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 May 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	491
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	426
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 May 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 147, daily 1,090.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

842 broken records

Margins by which the 842 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

28 May 2012

Top 20 records on 28 May 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 2012	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	107 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 May 2012	Mornington, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	118 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2012	Gresham 3W, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	97 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2012	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2012	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2012	Lima, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	112 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2012	Wisdom, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2012	Farmland 5 NNW, US	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2012	Cloquet, US	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2012	Elgin Water, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2012	Elgin Water, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2012	Cedar Rapids #1, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2012	Mexico, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	116 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2012	David City 4E, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	107 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2012	Superior, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2012	Erica (Parkers Corner), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2012	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2012	San Andres (Isla)/S, CO	monthly rain	213.1 mm (8.4 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2012	Power 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2012	Valentine, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	95 years	45 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 1,237 records.

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

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

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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 100	838
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1