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Weather Records on 10 May 1916

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1916. Highest significance: St. Petersburg, RU.

Key Facts for 10 May 1916

  • On 10 May 1916, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 23 daily.
  • St. Petersburg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.1 mm (2.2 in) on 10 May 1916.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 10 May 1916 26 station records on 10 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 10 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 10 May 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation56.1 mm (2.2 in)62 of 100 (Major)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation37.4 mm (1.5 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
GoglandRussiaRecord daily precipitation27.0 mm (1.1 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation39.0 mm (1.5 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
GysingeSwedenRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.6 cm (2.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.5 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MalungSwedenRecord daily precipitation23.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.4 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VytegraRussiaRecord daily precipitation23.3 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.8 cm (1.1 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TallinnEstoniaRecord daily precipitation18.7 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
WatfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature16.8 C (62.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation10.6 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
UmanUkraineRecord daily precipitation6.7 mm (0.26 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nora_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 10 May 1916 by type Records set or tied on 10 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 10 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 10 May 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 10 May 1916 by timescale Records on 10 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 23. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 23all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 10 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 23.
Records on 10 May 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily23

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 May 1916 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1510 to 20: 420 to 30: 230 to 40: 140 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 May 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 1015
10 to 204
20 to 302
30 to 401
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1916
Top 20 records on 10 May 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
10 May 1916St. Petersburg, RUmonthly rain56.1 mm (2.2 in)32.4 mm (1.3 in)33 years62 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1916Gavle, SEdaily rain37.4 mm (1.5 in)27.0 mm (1.1 in)32 years54 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1916Gogland, RUdaily rain27.0 mm (1.1 in)16.1 mm (0.6 in)17 years43 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1916Falun, SEmonthly rain39.0 mm (1.5 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)24 years32 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1916Gysinge, SEmonthly rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)19 years32 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1916Parry Sound, CAdaily rain32.5 mm (1.3 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)32 years27 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1916Edmonton, CAdaily snowfall5.6 cm (2.2 in)5.6 cm (2.2 in)34 years24 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1916Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily rain20.5 mm (0.8 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1916Malung, SEdaily rain23.8 mm (0.9 in)13.8 mm (0.5 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1916Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily rain17.4 mm (0.7 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1916Vytegra, RUdaily rain23.3 mm (0.9 in)14.3 mm (0.6 in)1 year20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1916Sarna, SEdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1916Orebro, SEdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)53 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1916Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily snowfall2.8 cm (1.1 in)2.8 cm (1.1 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1916Tallinn, EEdaily rain18.7 mm (0.7 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1916Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max24.4 C (75.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)49 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1916Watford, CAdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1916Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min16.8 C (62.2 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)1 year14 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1916Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain10.6 mm (0.4 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1916Hvar, HRdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)31 years13 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 1916
Records on 05-10 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1916. 1916 had 26 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 1916. 1916 had 26 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).