Weather Records on 10 May 1961

722 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1961. Highest significance: Buffelsfontein 14, ZA.

Key Facts for 10 May 1961

On 10 May 1961, 722 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 718 daily.
Buffelsfontein 14 set a daily record precipitation of 51.0 mm (2.0 in) on 10 May 1961.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

722 stations

722 station records on 10 May 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lumding	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marshmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plooysburg S.A.P.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lintlaw	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dilley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Pryor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

722 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 19.

Records on 10 May 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 May 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 718.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

596 broken records

Margins by which the 596 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1961

Top 20 records on 10 May 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1961	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1961	Greenville, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1961	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	111 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1961	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1961	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1961	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1961	Sasvad, IN	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1961	Pierson, CA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1961	Lumding, IN	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1961	Marshmoor, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1961	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1961	Kurundwad, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1961	Three Hills, CA	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1961	St Augustine, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1961	Cornwall, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1961	Lintlaw, CA	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1961	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1961	Wheatland 4N, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1961	Gadhinglaj, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1961	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1961. 1961 had 722 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	557
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1