Weather Records on 10 May 1937

148 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1937. Highest significance: Paarl (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 10 May 1937

On 10 May 1937, 148 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 146 daily.
Paarl (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 10 May 1937.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

148 stations

148 station records on 10 May 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khutauna	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nimach	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sabalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benton City 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jaitram	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manikpur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandsaur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopefield (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Khalilabad	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gonda	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Farrukhabad	India	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

148 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 78.

Records on 10 May 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 May 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 146.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

126 broken records

Margins by which the 126 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1937

Top 20 records on 10 May 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1937	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1937	Kattumavadi, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1937	Elsenburg, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1937	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1937	Pendra Road, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1937	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1937	Kjahta, RU	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	7.6 C (13.7 F)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1937	Brockville, CA	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	59 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1937	Khutauna, IN	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1937	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1937	Chainpur, IN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1937	Vrugbaar, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1937	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1937	Nimach, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1937	Ulan-Ude, RU	daily high min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1937	Irkutsk, RU	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1937	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1937	Vriddhachalam, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1937	Chita, RU	daily high min	8.8 C (47.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1937	Durbanville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	21 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1937. 1937 had 148 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 1937
Margin	Records
0 to 10	96
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1