Weather Records on 10 May 1949

492 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1949. Highest significance: Kendrew Estates, ZA.

Key Facts for 10 May 1949

On 10 May 1949, 492 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 487 daily.
Kendrew Estates set a daily record precipitation of 42.9 mm (1.7 in) on 10 May 1949.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

492 stations

492 station records on 10 May 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
De Brug (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Engle	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Castro Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Nursery	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Piedmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dyliabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henryville Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keninup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

492 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 275.

Records on 10 May 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 May 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1949

Top 20 records on 10 May 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1949	Kendrew Estates, ZA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1949	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1949	Welgelegen(Middlemnt, ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1949	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1949	Ndumu, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1949	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1949	Perillup, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1949	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1949	De Brug (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1949	Carmichael (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1949	Amelup, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1949	Bosbokrand (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1949	Fitzgerald, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1949	Warrenton, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1949	Danville 2 SE, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1949	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1949	Millen 4 N, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1949	Williams, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1949	Jeffersonville, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1949	Skukuza, ZA	monthly rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1949. 1949 had 492 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	319
10 to 20	64
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1