Weather Records on 10 May 1939

179 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1939. Highest significance: Eraniel, IN.

Key Facts for 10 May 1939

On 10 May 1939, 179 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 176 daily.
Eraniel set an all-time record daily precipitation of 276.9 mm (10.9 in) on 10 May 1939.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

179 stations

179 station records on 10 May 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	276.9 mm (10.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	254.3 mm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barsoe	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mariposa	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nunong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

179 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 50.

Records on 10 May 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 May 1939 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 1, daily 176.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

129 broken records

Margins by which the 129 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1939

Top 20 records on 10 May 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1939	Eraniel, IN	all-time rain	276.9 mm (10.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1939	Sattankulam, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1939	Oxford, GB	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1939	Avoca, ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1939	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1939	Colachel Salt Fa, IN	all-time rain	254.3 mm (10.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1939	Wolfville, CA	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1939	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1939	Radhapuram, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1939	Durham, GB	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1939	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1939	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1939	Barsoe, IN	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1939	Williams, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1939	Fillmore, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1939	Salekhard, RU	daily rain	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1939	Battle Mtn, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1939	Winnemucca AP, US	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1939	Fallon Exp STN, US	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1939	Kissimmee, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	20 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1939. 1939 had 179 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 5	104
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	2