Weather Records on 10 May 1976

672 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1976. Highest significance: Victoria Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 10 May 1976

On 10 May 1976, 672 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 658 daily.
Victoria Downs set a daily record precipitation of 45.4 mm (1.8 in) on 10 May 1976.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

672 stations

672 station records on 10 May 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cythera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Queluz (Centro Saude)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beralga Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	165.0 cm (65.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Itanhaem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Sailor Jack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chamberlain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Joinville (Rvpsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Couro Do Cervo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Careacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Melo Peixoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taquarucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

672 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 220, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 10 May 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	220
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 10 May 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 658.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

571 broken records

Margins by which the 571 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 440.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1976

Top 20 records on 10 May 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1976	Victoria Downs, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1976	Cythera, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1976	Gaddede, SE	daily snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1976	Virginia, BR	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1976	Queluz (Centro Saude), BR	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1976	Eversfield, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1976	Beralga Homestead, AU	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1976	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	30.5 C (86.9 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	142 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1976	Itumirim, BR	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1976	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1976	Baton Rouge Metro AP, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1976	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily snow depth	165.0 cm (65.0 in)	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1976	Barnong, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1976	Jonkoping, SE	daily high min	10.7 C (51.3 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1976	Vanersborg, SE	daily high max	26.9 C (80.4 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1976	Mungindi (Burrenbah), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1976	Magdeburg, DE	daily high max	29.3 C (84.7 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1976	Ashland, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1976	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	39 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1976. 1976 had 672 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	566
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2