Weather Records on 10 May 1969

325 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1969. Highest significance: Goondi Mill Csr, AU.

Key Facts for 10 May 1969

On 10 May 1969, 325 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 321 daily.
Goondi Mill Csr set a daily record precipitation of 107.2 mm (4.2 in) on 10 May 1969.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

325 stations

325 station records on 10 May 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jagnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hluhluwe Game Reserve	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
South Johnstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chorozinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cabaceiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Niagara Falls Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Three Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blue	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aleppo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Niagara Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

325 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 10 May 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 May 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 321.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

252 broken records

Margins by which the 252 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1969

Top 20 records on 10 May 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1969	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1969	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1969	Bingil Bay, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1969	Riva, IT	daily low min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1969	Jagnathpur, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1969	Mkambati, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1969	Haina 214, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1969	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1969	Irara, BR	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1969	Frasers, ZA	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1969	South Johnstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1969	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1969	Menard, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1969	Cape Hermes, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1969	Cornubia, ZA	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1969	Kulu Halt, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1969	Lodi, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1969	Chorozinho, BR	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1969	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high min	13.6 C (56.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1969	Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	28 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1969. 1969 had 325 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 10	201
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	3