Weather Records on 10 May 1935

200 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1935. Highest significance: Stanley Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 10 May 1935

On 10 May 1935, 200 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 197 daily.
Stanley Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 10 May 1935.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

200 stations

200 station records on 10 May 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barpeta	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mokakchung	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

200 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 10 May 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 May 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 197.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

181 broken records

Margins by which the 181 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1935

Top 20 records on 10 May 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1935	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1935	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1935	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1935	Graaff Reinet, ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1935	Kimberly-de Beers, ZA	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1935	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1935	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1935	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1935	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1935	Golaghat, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1935	Barpeta, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1935	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1935	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1935	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1935	Ardmore, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1935	Mount McIntyre, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1935	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	68 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1935	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1935	Dawson, CA	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1935	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	monthly low min	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1935. 1935 had 200 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	123
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2