Weather Records on 10 May 1959

192 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1959. Highest significance: Brantford, CA.

Key Facts for 10 May 1959

On 10 May 1959, 192 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 185 daily.
Brantford set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 10 May 1959.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

192 stations

192 station records on 10 May 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scenic	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Miguel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Columinjuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Caesars Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chute Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aracati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harderug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mulungu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

192 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 9.

Records on 10 May 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 May 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 185.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

142 broken records

Margins by which the 142 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1959

Top 20 records on 10 May 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1959	Brantford, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1959	Sumter, US	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1959	Trier-Zewen, DE	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1959	Cherokee, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1959	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1959	Woodbury, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1959	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1959	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1959	Scenic, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1959	Nhill, AU	daily low min	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1959	Sao Miguel, BR	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1959	Oudenbosch, NL	monthly rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1959	Aiken 5SE, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1959	Launceston (Pumping Station), AU	daily low min	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1959	Barkerville, CA	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1959	Lumber City, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1959	Clifton 10 E, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1959	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1959	Mountain View, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1959	Tryon, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	27 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1959. 1959 had 192 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	124
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1