Weather Records on 12 May 2013

689 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 2013. Highest significance: Eagle, US.

Key Facts for 12 May 2013

On 12 May 2013, 689 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
395 were record highs and 204 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 682 daily.
Eagle set a daily record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 12 May 2013.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

689 stations

689 station records on 12 May 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eagle	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waihee Vly 482	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mogoca	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gore	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg Bowers Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vaughan Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nye #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Covelo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moses Lake Grant Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walla Walla Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redmond AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McAllen Miller Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Volochanka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Omolon	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Persimmon Gap	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nakanno	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tulelake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

689 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 254, Lowest daily minimum 145, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 12 May 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	254
Lowest daily minimum	145
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 12 May 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 682.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 889.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 2013

Top 20 records on 12 May 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 2013	Eagle, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2013	Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld, US	monthly snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2013	Circle Hot Springs, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2013	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2013	Grayling, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	117 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2013	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2013	Monroe City, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2013	Lodi, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	119 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2013	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2013	Ocozocoautla, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2013	Mt Ayr, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	117 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2013	Beaver Is, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2013	Augusta, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2013	Waihee Vly 482, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2013	Mogoca, RU	daily high min	4.6 C (40.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2013	Redlands, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2013	Milton Freewater, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2013	Packwood, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2013	Gore, ET	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2013	Elsinore, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	38 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

1814 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2013. 2013 had 689 records.

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

Records on 05-12 in each year
Year	Records
1814	2
1823	1
1825	1
1827	1
1834	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	2
1851	1
1855	2
1860	2
1862	2
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1872	2
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	4
1882	5
1884	3
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1900	3
1901	6
1902	5
1903	7
1904	11
1905	10
1906	20
1907	53
1908	12
1909	4
1910	9
1911	37
1912	46
1913	6
1914	36
1915	50
1916	42
1917	54
1918	113
1919	42
1920	19
1921	64
1922	43
1923	109
1924	245
1925	275
1926	121
1927	167
1928	192
1929	172
1930	500
1931	350
1932	199
1933	476
1934	293
1935	404
1936	329
1937	214
1938	394
1939	233
1940	440
1941	568
1942	418
1943	803
1944	368
1945	389
1946	653
1947	286
1948	390
1949	414
1950	283
1951	427
1952	711
1953	891
1954	305
1955	265
1956	1,568
1957	454
1958	714
1959	740
1960	1,583
1961	381
1962	713
1963	777
1964	401
1965	196
1966	909
1967	810
1968	890
1969	506
1970	698
1971	668
1972	641
1973	393
1974	702
1975	418
1976	541
1977	855
1978	802
1979	763
1980	684
1981	855
1982	763
1983	1,281
1984	887
1985	1,199
1986	473
1987	1,295
1988	619
1989	856
1990	617
1991	1,177
1992	1,022
1993	1,208
1994	738
1995	1,190
1996	1,420
1997	921
1998	1,576
1999	881
2000	1,486
2001	1,015
2002	1,027
2003	861
2004	1,054
2005	1,369
2006	797
2007	630
2008	858
2009	687
2010	1,250
2011	1,119
2012	660
2013	689
2014	949
2015	958
2016	421
2017	529
2018	819
2019	784
2020	1,338
2021	712
2022	1,930
2023	429
2024	447
2025	940
2026	1,110

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Data for records on 2013-05-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	533
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1