Weather Records on 10 May 1953

627 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1953. Highest significance: Greeley, US.

Key Facts for 10 May 1953

On 10 May 1953, 627 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
229 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 592 daily.
Greeley set a monthly record daily precipitation of 129.0 mm (5.1 in) on 10 May 1953.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

627 stations

627 station records on 10 May 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nimingarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ettrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chapra Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sand Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Midale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forked Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Semans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

627 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 10 May 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 10 May 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 592.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

524 broken records

Margins by which the 524 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 206.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1953

Top 20 records on 10 May 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1953	Greeley, US	monthly rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1953	Holdrege, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1953	Assiniboia, CA	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1953	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1953	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1953	Nimingarra, AU	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1953	Albion, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1953	Ravenna, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1953	Fort Frances, CA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1953	Roberval Nord, CA	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1953	Marion, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1953	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1953	Ettrick, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1953	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1953	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	monthly snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1953	Strasbourg, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1953	Portage la Prairie, CA	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1953	Menno, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1953	Yellow Grass, CA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1953	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	monthly snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	23 years	37 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1953. 1953 had 627 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	501
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1