Weather Records on 10 May 1972

573 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1972. Highest significance: Laredo, US.

Key Facts for 10 May 1972

On 10 May 1972, 573 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 534 daily.
Laredo set an all-time record daily precipitation of 246.4 mm (9.7 in) on 10 May 1972.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

573 stations

573 station records on 10 May 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nulkwyne Kiamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bronzewing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lascelles	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Patchewollock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yarto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Turriff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corner Brook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beckom (Stawell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dryer 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canbelego the Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Reefs (Noorla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ouyen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woornack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ban Ban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caragabal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alliston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albilbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whynot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Illabo (Clock Museum)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toorang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

573 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 355, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 10 May 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	355
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 10 May 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 534.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

503 broken records

Margins by which the 503 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1972

Top 20 records on 10 May 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1972	Laredo, US	all-time rain	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1972	Gongolgon Post Office, AU	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1972	Baddeck, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1972	Collegeville, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1972	Bethungra (Retreat), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1972	Nulkwyne Kiamal, AU	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1972	Cohuna (Goulburn Murray), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1972	Valley of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1972	Bronzewing, AU	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1972	Emmet Downs, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1972	Lascelles, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1972	Patchewollock, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1972	Yarto, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1972	Turriff, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1972	Mount Uniacke, CA	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1972	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1972	Corner Brook, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1972	Mount Morris, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1972	Beckom (Stawell St), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1972	Dryer 1 NW, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	49 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1972. 1972 had 573 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	494
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1