Weather Records on 10 May 1944

200 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1944. Highest significance: Sion, CA.

Key Facts for 10 May 1944

On 10 May 1944, 200 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 192 daily.
Sion set a monthly record daily snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 10 May 1944.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

200 stations

200 station records on 10 May 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sion	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kalimna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caraubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Picui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dapoli	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Balasinor	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgandra (Berida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Behtungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

200 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 10 May 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 10 May 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 192.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

152 broken records

Margins by which the 152 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1944

Top 20 records on 10 May 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1944	Sion, CA	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1944	Kalimna, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1944	Florence, US	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1944	Lake Leake (Kooeeyong), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1944	Tambe (Itambe), BR	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1944	Niulii 179, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1944	Caraubas, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1944	Oracle, US	monthly rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1944	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1944	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1944	Governador Dix-Sept Rosado, BR	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1944	Angicos, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1944	Picui, BR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1944	Satara, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1944	Sheldon, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1944	Big Creek, CA	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1944	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	14 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1944	Truchas, US	monthly low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1944	Perryton, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1944	Kennebec, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	47 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1944. 1944 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 50	149
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1