Weather Records on 12 May 2014

949 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 May 2014. Highest significance: Narva, EE.

Key Facts for 12 May 2014

On 12 May 2014, 949 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
327 were record highs and 201 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 908 daily.
Narva set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 12 May 2014.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

949 stations

949 station records on 12 May 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 May 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tiirikoja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jogeva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lyntupy	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Johvi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tholen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Venray	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Volkel_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leende	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Troy 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hopper	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

949 records

Records set or tied on 12 May 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 239, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 12 May 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	140
Highest daily minimum	239
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 12 May 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 41, daily 908.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

774 broken records

Margins by which the 774 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 211.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 May 2014

Top 20 records on 12 May 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 2014	Narva, EE	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2014	Rangely 1E, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	105 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2014	Greenfield, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	93 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2014	Tiirikoja, EE	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2014	Cleveland, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2014	Cheesman, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	101 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2014	Jogeva, EE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2014	Evergreen, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2014	Lyntupy, BY	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2014	Paonia 1SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2014	Green Rvr, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2014	Johvi, EE	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2014	Westcliffe, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2014	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2014	Webster City, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2014	Shoshone, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2014	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2014	Seward, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2014	Tholen-1, NL	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2014	Akron 4 E, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	108 years	50 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2014. 2014 had 949 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 2014-05-12: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 May 2014
Margin	Records
0 to 50	712
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2