Weather Records on 10 May 1929

102 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1929. Highest significance: Ness City, US.

Key Facts for 10 May 1929

On 10 May 1929, 102 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 101 daily.
Ness City set a daily record precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 10 May 1929.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

102 stations

102 station records on 10 May 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Norway House	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cobram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebud	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

102 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 34.

Records on 10 May 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 May 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 101.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

77 broken records

Margins by which the 77 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1929

Top 20 records on 10 May 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1929	Ness City, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1929	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1929	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1929	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1929	Treherne, CA	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1929	Tomsk, RU	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1929	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1929	Boolardy, AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1929	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1929	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1929	Tampa, US	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1929	Seymour Shire Depot, AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1929	Tampa, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1929	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1929	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1929	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1929	Lake Cochituate, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1929	Adel, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1929	Plymouth, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1929	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	15 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1929. 1929 had 102 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 May 1929
Margin	Records
0 to 10	73
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1