Weather Records on 10 May 1936

439 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1936. Highest significance: Kunzelsau, DE.

Key Facts for 10 May 1936

On 10 May 1936, 439 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
341 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 428 daily.
Kunzelsau set a daily record precipitation of 62.7 mm (2.5 in) on 10 May 1936.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

439 stations

439 station records on 10 May 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mekliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lost Creek Near	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

439 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 277, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 71.

Records on 10 May 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	277
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 May 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

337 broken records

Margins by which the 337 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1936

Top 20 records on 10 May 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1936	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1936	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1936	Weissenburg, DE	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1936	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1936	Knoxville, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1936	St Peter, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1936	Coldwater, CA	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1936	Simcoe, CA	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1936	Kempten, DE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1936	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1936	Buffalo, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1936	Fulton, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1936	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1936	Morgantown 1, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	55 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1936	Mekliganj, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1936	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1936	Shiggaon, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1936	Huntsville, CA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1936	Walhalla, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1936	Guelph Oac, CA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 years	23 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1936. 1936 had 439 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	304
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1