Weather Records on 10 May 1957

374 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1957. Highest significance: Talladega, US.

Key Facts for 10 May 1957

On 10 May 1957, 374 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 369 daily.
Talladega set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 10 May 1957.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

374 stations

374 station records on 10 May 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Forquilha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alakahi Lower 194	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

374 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 10 May 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 May 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 369.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

315 broken records

Margins by which the 315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1957

Top 20 records on 10 May 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1957	Talladega, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1957	Independence, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1957	Greenfield, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1957	Corning, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1957	Hudson, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1957	Quincy Mem Brg, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1957	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1957	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1957	Acude Forquilha, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1957	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1957	Osceola, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1957	Toledo 3N, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1957	Berlin, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1957	Ocala, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1957	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1957	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1957	Monticello, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1957	Table Rock 4N, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	62 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1957	York, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1957	Kitchener, CA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1957. 1957 had 374 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 May 1957
Margin	Records
0 to 10	264
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3