Weather Records on 10 May 1954

554 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1954. Highest significance: Eastport, US.

Key Facts for 10 May 1954

On 10 May 1954, 554 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 264 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 547 daily.
Eastport set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 10 May 1954.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

554 stations

554 station records on 10 May 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columinjuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sirur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Donnacona	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cherrapunji/P.S.	India	Record daily precipitation	352.0 mm (13.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hugo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

554 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 210, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 10 May 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	210
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 10 May 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 547.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

443 broken records

Margins by which the 443 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1954

Top 20 records on 10 May 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1954	Eastport, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1954	Berlin, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1954	Korsakov, RU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1954	Houlton, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1954	Baramulla, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1954	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1954	Maranguape, BR	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1954	Causapscal, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1954	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1954	Columinjuba, BR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1954	Steytlerville (Mag), ZA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1954	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1954	Greensburg, US	monthly low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1954	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1954	Gagetown 2, CA	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1954	Puttur, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1954	Gordon, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1954	Lebanon 3 W, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1954	Steamboat Springs, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1954	Laurel, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	48 years	29 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1954. 1954 had 554 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	422
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1