Weather Records on 10 May 1960

660 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1960. Highest significance: Manistique Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 10 May 1960

On 10 May 1960, 660 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 363 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 628 daily.
Manistique Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 10 May 1960.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

660 stations

660 station records on 10 May 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luluigui	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	118.7 mm (4.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Asuncion Tlaxiaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

660 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 340, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 10 May 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	340
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 10 May 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 628.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

509 broken records

Margins by which the 509 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1960

Top 20 records on 10 May 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1960	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1960	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1960	Tiruvadanai, IN	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1960	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1960	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1960	Onaway 4N, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1960	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1960	Luluigui, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1960	Aurora, BR	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1960	Albion, US	monthly low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1960	New Martinsville 4 NNE, US	monthly low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1960	Marietta Wtr Wks, US	monthly low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1960	Watseka Public Works, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1960	Irvington, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1960	Cambridge St Hospital, US	monthly low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1960	Frankfort Downtown, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1960	Richmond, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1960	Ishpeming, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1960	Collegeville St Joe AP, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1960	Delphi 2 N, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	58 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1960. 1960 had 660 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	493
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1