Weather Records on 10 May 1968

861 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1968. Highest significance: Corsicana, US.

Key Facts for 10 May 1968

On 10 May 1968, 861 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 825 daily.
Corsicana set an all-time record daily precipitation of 253.0 mm (10.0 in) on 10 May 1968.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

861 stations

861 station records on 10 May 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	253.0 mm (10.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Oujda	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Puckawidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mingary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Tepco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tea Tree Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mooleulooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goolgumbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Uardry (Oolambeyan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vieta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yenda (Blue Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (St Pauls Clo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Western River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Hartwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Myrtleford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whorouly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Yankaninna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalabity	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Behtungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

861 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 682, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 10 May 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	682
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 10 May 1968 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 32, daily 825.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

802 broken records

Margins by which the 802 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1968

Top 20 records on 10 May 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1968	Corsicana, US	all-time rain	253.0 mm (10.0 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	25 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1968	Oujda, MA	all-time rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1968	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1968	Carrathool (Uardry), AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1968	Curnomona (Curnamona), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1968	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1968	Carrathool Motors, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1968	Groongal (Groongal Station), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1968	Binya Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1968	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1968	Tolarno, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1968	Euabolong (Brotherony), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1968	Mathoura (Mathoura Station), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1968	Canton 4N, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1968	Koolpinyah, AU	monthly rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1968	Cockburn (Burta), AU	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1968	Carrathool (Gum Creek), AU	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1968	Conargo (Puckawidgee), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1968	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1968	Mingary, AU	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	57 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1968. 1968 had 861 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	693
20 to 40	92
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2