Weather Records on 10 May 1933

516 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1933. Highest significance: Berea College, US.

Key Facts for 10 May 1933

On 10 May 1933, 516 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 495 daily.
Berea College set a monthly record daily precipitation of 120.1 mm (4.7 in) on 10 May 1933.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

516 stations

516 station records on 10 May 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ladania	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yellavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Challakire	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thirthahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bharatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mustafabad Jasra	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palitana	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

516 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 161, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 10 May 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	161
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 10 May 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 495.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

419 broken records

Margins by which the 419 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1933

Top 20 records on 10 May 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1933	Berea College, US	monthly rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1933	Williamsburg 2, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1933	Ft Collins, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1933	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1933	Dover 1 W, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1933	Palmetto, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1933	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1933	Thamaraikulam, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1933	Coldwater, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1933	Ladania, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1933	Holalkhere, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1933	Yellavaram, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1933	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1933	Tekkali, IN	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1933	Bryson City 2, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1933	Saltsburg, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1933	Haraiya, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1933	Burnside, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1933	Cedar Hill 1, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1933	Windsor Kings College, CA	monthly snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	25 years	27 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1933. 1933 had 516 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 20	378
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1