Weather Records on 10 May 1952

342 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1952. Highest significance: Lankaran, AZ.

Key Facts for 10 May 1952

On 10 May 1952, 342 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 337 daily.
Lankaran set a daily record precipitation of 33.7 mm (1.3 in) on 10 May 1952.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

342 stations

342 station records on 10 May 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camocim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wondinong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tenindewa Bindu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wicka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Duri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yardie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Meedo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gunningbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

342 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 10 May 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 10 May 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

302 broken records

Margins by which the 302 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1952

Top 20 records on 10 May 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1952	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1952	Hissar, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1952	Westcliffe, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1952	Ironwood, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1952	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1952	Nundle Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1952	Wallabadah (Woodton), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1952	Coodardy, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1952	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1952	Carroll (the Ranch), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1952	Camocim, BR	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1952	Atyrau, KZ	monthly low min	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1952	Narromine (Mumble Peg), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1952	Piracuruca, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1952	Greensburg, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1952	Sunnyside Farm, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1952	Milan Exp STN, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1952	Park Falls Dnr HQ, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1952	Boolathana, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1952	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily low min	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	62 years	33 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1952. 1952 had 342 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 20	268
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2