Cincinnati May 12 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Cincinnati, Ohio for the date of May 12.
May 12 All-Time Records
1916–2024
Highest temperature 87 °F 2011
Lowest temperature 33 °F 2020
Lowest daily high 50 °F 1960
Highest daily low 73 °F 2000
Most precipitation 2.37 inches 1920
Most snow none -
May 12 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 72.9 °F
Average low 52.2 °F
Chance precipitation 44.7%
Chance snow 0.1%
Cincinnati May 12 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 75 65 0.03 0.0
2022 85 61 0.00 0.0
2021 64 43 0.00 0.0
2020 61 33 0.00 0.0
2019 53 47 0.11 0.0
2018 85 66 0.00 0.0
2017 64 54 0.00 0.0
2016 76 59 0.36 0.0
2015 70 53 0.00 0.0
2014 85 64 0.01 0.0
2013 57 37 0.00 0.0
2012 75 48 0.01 0.0
2011 87 64 0.00 0.0
2010 74 63 1.31 0.0
2009 70 43 0.00 0.0
2008 65 47 0.00 0.0
2007 86 60 0.00 0.0
2006 52 48 0.14 0.0
2005 67 53 0.13 0.0
2004 82 62 0.00 0.0
2003 65 52 0.00 0.0
2002 78 62 0.77 0.0
2001 66 48 0.00 0.0
2000 81 73 0.00 0.0
1999 83 55 0.00 0.0
1998 77 49 0.00 0.0
1997 64 48 0.00 0.0
1996 56 35 0.00 0.0
1995 67 45 0.00 0.0
1994 67 47 0.13 0.0
1993 78 57 0.49 0.0
1992 82 58 0.05 0.0
1991 83 63 0.00 0.0
1990 62 51 0.46 0.0
1989 61 40 0.00 0.0
1988 80 47 0.00 0.0
1987 78 58 0.00 0.0
1986 72 60 0.18 0.0
1985 80 67 0.07 0.0
1984 75 50 0.12 0.0
1983 77 53 0.00 0.0
1982 85 52 0.00 0.0
1981 61 44 0.00 0.0
1980 79 65 1.73 0.0
1979 66 50 0.22 0.0
1978 67 58 1.04 0.0
1977 74 39 0.00 0.0
1976 70 36 0.00 0.0
1975 73 55 0.10 0.0
1974 69 50 0.16 0.0
1973 67 46 0.00 0.0
1972 75 45 0.00 0.0
1971 64 49 0.00 0.0
1970 85 62 0.01 0.0
1969 65 40 0.00 0.0
1968 64 51 0.00 0.0
1967 62 51 0.00 0.0
1966 70 52 0.10 0.0
1965 75 50 0.01 0.0
1964 78 59 0.02 0.0
1963 55 42 0.00 0.0
1962 83 53 0.00 0.0
1961 79 60 0.00 0.0
1960 50 41 0.10 0.0
1959 69 64 0.33 0.0
1958 77 57 0.00 0.0
1957 84 59 0.00 0.0
1956 86 68 0.00 0.0
1955 67 54 0.19 0.0
1954 65 41 0.00 0.0
1953 75 60 0.16 0.0
1952 53 38 0.06 0.0
1951 71 44 0.00 0.0
1950 63 48 0.07 0.0
1949 76 41 0.00 0.0
1948 74 58 0.18 0.0
1947 82 52 0.00 0.0
1946 69 48 0.00 0.0
1945 66 44 0.00 0.0
1944 86 58 0.00 0.0
1943 69 56 0.02 0.0
1942 79 60 0.03 0.0
1941 68 40 0.00 0.0
1940 74 45 0.00 0.0
1939 66 44 0.00 0.0
1938 60 34 0.00 0.0
1937 68 53 0.34 0.0
1936 77 66 0.01 0.0
1935 76 56 0.31 0.0
1934 70 43 0.00 0.0
1933 77 63 0.00 0.0
1932 63 52 0.00 0.0
1931 58 46 1.07 0.0
1930 79 63 0.00 0.0
1929 70 59 0.86 0.0
1928 59 38 0.00 0.0
1927 56 43 0.01 0.0
1926 68 45 0.00 0.0
1925 68 40 0.00 0.0
1924 70 51 0.00 0.0
1923 71 45 0.15 0.0
1922 85 65 0.00 0.0
1921 70 58 0.28 0.0
1920 58 49 2.37 0.0
1919 53 42 0.00 0.0
1918 74 59 1.81 0.0
1917 56 37 0.00 0.0
1916 61 54 0.06 0.0
What's the all-time high for Cincinnati on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the highest temperature ever reached in Cincinnati history is 87 °F which happened in 2011.
Highest Temperatures in Cincinnati on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 87 °F 2011
2 86 °F 1944
2 86 °F 2007
2 86 °F 1956
5 85 °F 1922
5 85 °F 2014
5 85 °F 2018
5 85 °F 2022
5 85 °F 1970
5 85 °F 1982
What's the all-time low for Cincinnati on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the lowest temperature ever reached in Cincinnati history is 33 °F which happened in 2020.
Lowest Temperatures in Cincinnati on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 33 °F 2020
2 34 °F 1938
3 35 °F 1996
4 36 °F 1976
5 37 °F 2013
5 37 °F 1917
7 38 °F 1952
7 38 °F 1928
9 39 °F 1977
10 40 °F 1941
10 40 °F 1925
10 40 °F 1969
10 40 °F 1989
Lowest High Temperatures in Cincinnati on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 50 °F 1960
2 52 °F 2006
3 53 °F 1952
3 53 °F 1919
3 53 °F 2019
6 55 °F 1963
7 56 °F 1996
7 56 °F 1917
7 56 °F 1927
10 57 °F 2013
What's the most it has ever rained in Cincinnati on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the most precipitation ever recorded in Cincinnati history is 2.37 inches which happened in 1920.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Cincinnati on May 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.37 inches 1920
2 1.81 inches 1918
3 1.73 inches 1980
4 1.31 inches 2010
5 1.07 inches 1931
6 1.04 inches 1978
7 0.86 inches 1929
8 0.77 inches 2002
9 0.49 inches 1993
10 0.46 inches 1990
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport location
1916–1947 Cincinnati location