Weather Records on 10 May 1956

669 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1956. Highest significance: Anthony Lagoon, AU.

Key Facts for 10 May 1956

On 10 May 1956, 669 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
306 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 655 daily.
Anthony Lagoon set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 10 May 1956.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

669 stations

669 station records on 10 May 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kondoolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rietvallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tulita A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Witbankfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adamsonsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marayur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Linton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leuctra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

669 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 246, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 312, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 10 May 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	246
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	312
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 10 May 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 655.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1956

Top 20 records on 10 May 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1956	Anthony Lagoon, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1956	Kondoolka, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1956	Bayrick, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1956	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1956	Rietvallei, ZA	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1956	Mill Creek, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1956	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1956	Tulita A, CA	monthly snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1956	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1956	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1956	Heritage, ZA	monthly rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1956	Qu'appelle, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1956	Marayur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1956	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1956	Linton, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1956	Maytown, AU	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1956	Woodfort, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1956	Castellon de la Plana, ES	daily high max	31.4 C (88.5 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1956	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1956	Leoti, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	42 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1956. 1956 had 669 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	541
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1