Weather Records on 10 May 1926

291 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1926. Highest significance: Fort Bourke, AU.

Key Facts for 10 May 1926

On 10 May 1926, 291 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 280 daily.
Fort Bourke set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 10 May 1926.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

291 stations

291 station records on 10 May 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lila Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muckerawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coronga Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Kergunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Mulya Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Morton Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wollun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talyealye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parragundy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

291 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 10 May 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 10 May 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 280.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

268 broken records

Margins by which the 268 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1926

Top 20 records on 10 May 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1926	Fort Bourke, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1926	Gnomery, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1926	Bierbank, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1926	Weilmoringle, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1926	Cowley Station, AU	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1926	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1926	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1926	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1926	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1926	Tekamah, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1926	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1926	Lila Lower, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1926	Blackville (Welton Dale), AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1926	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1926	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1926	Muckerawa, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1926	New Angledool Telephone Office, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1926	Bourke North, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1926	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1926	Eulo Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	40 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

1805 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1926. 1926 had 291 records.

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

Records on 05-10 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1814	2
1832	1
1834	1
1836	4
1838	1
1843	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	2
1858	1
1860	1
1861	2
1867	3
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	4
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1893	1
1895	4
1896	6
1897	4
1898	5
1900	4
1901	6
1902	18
1903	6
1904	7
1905	21
1906	42
1907	33
1908	10
1909	17
1910	21
1911	55
1912	15
1913	23
1914	17
1915	18
1916	26
1917	23
1918	105
1919	145
1920	54
1921	143
1922	38
1923	291
1924	198
1925	163
1926	291
1927	296
1928	189
1929	102
1930	647
1931	277
1932	145
1933	516
1934	412
1935	200
1936	439
1937	148
1938	179
1939	179
1940	317
1941	257
1942	237
1943	482
1944	200
1945	646
1946	455
1947	820
1948	491
1949	492
1950	356
1951	281
1952	342
1953	627
1954	554
1955	272
1956	669
1957	374
1958	338
1959	192
1960	660
1961	722
1962	593
1963	951
1964	259
1965	413
1966	1,290
1967	932
1968	861
1969	325
1970	555
1971	416
1972	573
1973	429
1974	608
1975	448
1976	672
1977	1,075
1978	815
1979	1,927
1980	865
1981	1,213
1982	671
1983	753
1984	635
1985	925
1986	669
1987	1,270
1988	490
1989	1,365
1990	1,071
1991	854
1992	875
1993	1,056
1994	622
1995	1,129
1996	1,469
1997	1,215
1998	1,268
1999	1,299
2000	1,036
2001	842
2002	867
2003	1,688
2004	735
2005	761
2006	879
2007	815
2008	877
2009	651
2010	855
2011	1,288
2012	1,054
2013	635
2014	506
2015	943
2016	815
2017	702
2018	923
2019	1,254
2020	1,346
2021	635
2022	1,346
2023	359
2024	622
2025	1,094
2026	496

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	151
10 to 20	68
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2