Weather Records on 10 May 1951

281 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1951. Highest significance: Morrison, US.

Key Facts for 10 May 1951

On 10 May 1951, 281 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 265 daily.
Morrison set a daily record precipitation of 79.8 mm (3.1 in) on 10 May 1951.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

281 stations

281 station records on 10 May 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Veedersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Maumee	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morris River	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muncie 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

281 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 10 May 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 10 May 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 265.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

240 broken records

Margins by which the 240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1951

Top 20 records on 10 May 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1951	Morrison, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1951	Paw Paw 2S, US	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1951	Salzburg, AT	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1951	Le Claire, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1951	Galesburg, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1951	Aurora Water, US	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1951	Fairfield, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1951	Sigourney, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1951	Aledo, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1951	Columbus Junction, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1951	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1951	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1951	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1951	Morris 1NW, US	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1951	Mt Pleasant 2 W, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1951	La Salle Peru, US	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1951	Columbia City, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1951	Veedersburg, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1951	Clinton #1, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1951	Ottumwa, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	44 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1951. 1951 had 281 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	229
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	3