Weather Records on 10 May 1958

338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1958. Highest significance: Kirchdorf/Poel, DE.

Key Facts for 10 May 1958

On 10 May 1958, 338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
216 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 332 daily.
Kirchdorf/Poel set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 10 May 1958.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

338 stations

338 station records on 10 May 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	244.3 mm (9.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	437.5 mm (17.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Venkatagirikota	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	248.2 mm (9.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Narjan Mar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Real (Instituto)	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

338 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 10 May 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 May 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 332.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

252 broken records

Margins by which the 252 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 185.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1958

Top 20 records on 10 May 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1958	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1958	Mistassini Post, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1958	Silchar, IN	monthly rain	244.3 mm (9.6 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1958	Caguas, PR	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1958	Wien, AT	daily high max	28.6 C (83.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1958	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	437.5 mm (17.2 in)	185.5 mm (7.3 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1958	Escada, BR	daily rain	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1958	Venkatagirikota, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1958	Crossett 2 SSE, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1958	Raleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1958	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1958	Plauen, DE	daily high min	15.4 C (59.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1958	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1958	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	66 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1958	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high min	16.6 C (61.9 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1958	Loretto, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1958	Cooranbong (Avondale), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1958	Arnsberg, DE	daily high min	13.6 C (56.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1958	Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FR	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1958	Freiburg, DE	daily high min	18.4 C (65.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	49 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1958. 1958 had 338 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 25	238
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1