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Weather Records on 10 May 1904

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1904. Highest significance: Hambantota, LK.

Key Facts for 10 May 1904

  • On 10 May 1904, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 7 daily.
  • Hambantota set a daily record high maximum temperature of 36.0 C (96.8 F) on 10 May 1904.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 10 May 1904 7 station records on 10 May 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 10 May 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 10 May 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature36.0 C (96.8 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VaexjoeSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.6 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature23.2 C (73.8 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 10 May 1904 by type Records set or tied on 10 May 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 10 May 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 10 May 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 10 May 1904 by timescale Records on 10 May 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 7all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 10 May 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7.
Records on 10 May 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily7

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 May 1904 Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.5. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 1: 01 to 2: 12 to 3: 13 to 4: 14 to 5: 25 to 6: 06 to 7: 07 to 8: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 77 to 8
Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 May 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 10
1 to 21
2 to 31
3 to 41
4 to 52
5 to 60
6 to 70
7 to 81

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1904
Top 7 records on 10 May 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
10 May 1904Hambantota, LKdaily high max36.0 C (96.8 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)6 years21 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1904Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)7.5 mm (0.30 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1904Vaexjoe, SEdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1904Vastervik, SEdaily rain14.6 mm (0.6 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1904Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high max23.2 C (73.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1904Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)2 years8 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1904Baltimore Customs House, USdaily low max (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie26 years2 of 100 (Routine)

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

1805 to 1904
Records on 05-10 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1904. 1904 had 7 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001805: 11814: 21832: 11834: 11836: 41838: 11843: 11846: 11848: 11855: 21858: 11860: 11861: 21867: 31868: 11869: 11872: 11874: 41876: 11878: 11879: 21880: 31881: 31883: 11884: 21885: 21886: 11887: 11888: 21889: 41890: 21891: 21893: 11895: 41896: 61897: 41898: 51900: 41901: 61902: 181903: 61904: 71905: 211906: 421907: 331908: 101909: 171910: 211911: 551912: 151913: 231914: 171915: 181916: 261917: 231918: 1051919: 1451920: 541921: 1431922: 381923: 2911924: 1981925: 1631926: 2911927: 2961928: 1891929: 1021930: 6471931: 2771932: 1451933: 5161934: 4121935: 2001936: 4391937: 1481938: 1791939: 1791940: 3171941: 2571942: 2371943: 4821944: 2001945: 6461946: 4551947: 8201948: 4911949: 4921950: 3561951: 2811952: 3421953: 6271954: 5541955: 2721956: 6691957: 3741958: 3381959: 1921960: 6601961: 7221962: 5931963: 9511964: 2591965: 4131966: 1,2901967: 9321968: 8611969: 3251970: 5551971: 4161972: 5731973: 4291974: 6081975: 4481976: 6721977: 1,0751978: 8151979: 1,9271980: 8651981: 1,2131982: 6711983: 7531984: 6351985: 9251986: 6691987: 1,2701988: 4901989: 1,3651990: 1,0711991: 8541992: 8751993: 1,0561994: 6221995: 1,1291996: 1,4691997: 1,2151998: 1,2681999: 1,2992000: 1,0362001: 8422002: 8672003: 1,6882004: 7352005: 7612006: 8792007: 8152008: 8772009: 6512010: 8552011: 1,2882012: 1,0542013: 6352014: 5062015: 9432016: 8152017: 7022018: 9232019: 1,2542020: 1,3462021: 6352022: 1,3462023: 3592024: 6222025: 1,0942026: 4961805187418961914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1904. 1904 had 7 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-10 in each year
YearRecords
18051
18142
18321
18341
18364
18381
18431
18461
18481
18552
18581
18601
18612
18673
18681
18691
18721
18744
18761
18781
18792
18803
18813
18831
18842
18852
18861
18871
18882
18894
18902
18912
18931
18954
18966
18974
18985
19004
19016
190218
19036
19047
190521
190642
190733
190810
190917
191021
191155
191215
191323
191417
191518
191626
191723
1918105
1919145
192054
1921143
192238
1923291
1924198
1925163
1926291
1927296
1928189
1929102
1930647
1931277
1932145
1933516
1934412
1935200
1936439
1937148
1938179
1939179
1940317
1941257
1942237
1943482
1944200
1945646
1946455
1947820
1948491
1949492
1950356
1951281
1952342
1953627
1954554
1955272
1956669
1957374
1958338
1959192
1960660
1961722
1962593
1963951
1964259
1965413
19661,290
1967932
1968861
1969325
1970555
1971416
1972573
1973429
1974608
1975448
1976672
19771,075
1978815
19791,927
1980865
19811,213
1982671
1983753
1984635
1985925
1986669
19871,270
1988490
19891,365
19901,071
1991854
1992875
19931,056
1994622
19951,129
19961,469
19971,215
19981,268
19991,299
20001,036
2001842
2002867
20031,688
2004735
2005761
2006879
2007815
2008877
2009651
2010855
20111,288
20121,054
2013635
2014506
2015943
2016815
2017702
2018923
20191,254
20201,346
2021635
20221,346
2023359
2024622
20251,094
2026496

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

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).