Weather Records on 10 May 1962

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1962. Highest significance: Clarence Town (Grey St), AU.

Key Facts for 10 May 1962

On 10 May 1962, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
344 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 582 daily.
Clarence Town (Grey St) set a daily record precipitation of 87.1 mm (3.4 in) on 10 May 1962.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 10 May 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jawad	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Forest School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Campbells Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broadwater Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sangareddi(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Balasinor	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nedungal	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sankarankoil	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 260, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 10 May 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	260
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 10 May 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 582.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

469 broken records

Margins by which the 469 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 490.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1962

Top 20 records on 10 May 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1962	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1962	Jawad, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1962	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1962	Badnera, IN	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1962	Itaporanga Dajuda, BR	daily rain	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1962	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1962	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1962	Barur, IN	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1962	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1962	East Maitland Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1962	Paripiranga, BR	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1962	Monkerai Upper (Redleaf), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1962	Mt Pulaski, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1962	Gloucester Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1962	Millers Forest School, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1962	Mirannie, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1962	Campbells Hill, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1962	Ranebennur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1962	Mandya, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1962	Broadwater Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	36 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1962. 1962 had 593 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 100	467
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2