Weather Records on 10 May 1970

555 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1970. Highest significance: Kaiserslautern, DE.

Key Facts for 10 May 1970

On 10 May 1970, 555 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 538 daily.
Kaiserslautern set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 10 May 1970.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

555 stations

555 station records on 10 May 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pirmasens	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Konigstuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weinsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Turvinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Niederstotzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown Dam 49	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt/Weinstrasse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hechingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Jar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	190.0 cm (74.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heidenheim/Brenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen-Elsenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mercier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morretes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalnerechensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morehouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krumbach-Edenhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sun Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

555 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 10 May 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 10 May 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 538.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

451 broken records

Margins by which the 451 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1050.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1970

Top 20 records on 10 May 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1970	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1970	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1970	Stuttgart-Stadt, DE	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1970	Pirmasens, DE	monthly rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1970	Konigstuhl, DE	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1970	Eppingen, DE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1970	Weinsberg, DE	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1970	Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach, DE	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1970	Shawneetown Old Town, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1970	Usina Turvinho, BR	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1970	Niederstotzingen, DE	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1970	Uniontown Dam 49, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1970	Neustadt/Weinstrasse, DE	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1970	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1970	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1970	Hechingen, DE	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1970	Tuttlingen, DE	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1970	Krasnyj Jar, RU	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1970	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	190.0 cm (74.8 in)	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1970	Heidenheim/Brenz, DE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	42 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1970. 1970 had 555 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 200	450
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1