Weather Records on 10 May 1979

1,927 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1979. Highest significance: Two Harbors, US.

Key Facts for 10 May 1979

On 10 May 1979, 1,927 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
781 were record highs and 741 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 1,855 daily.
Two Harbors set a daily record precipitation of 77.7 mm (3.1 in) on 10 May 1979.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,927 stations

1,927 station records on 10 May 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm-Bromma	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vona	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lipscomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward Fld STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Attica 6 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palco	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manderson 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aspen	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caballo Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,927 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 275, Lowest daily maximum 491, Highest daily minimum 506, Lowest daily minimum 250, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 117, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 10 May 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	275
Lowest daily maximum	491
Highest daily minimum	506
Lowest daily minimum	250
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	117
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 10 May 1979 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 69, daily 1,855.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,562 broken records

Margins by which the 1,562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1979

Top 20 records on 10 May 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1979	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1979	Ft Supply 3SE, US	all-time rain	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1979	Yuma, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1979	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1979	Lodgepole, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1979	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1979	Walsenburg 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1979	Holyoke, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1979	Oshkosh, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1979	Litchfield, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1979	Windom, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1979	Cloquet, US	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1979	Norwich, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1979	Milaca, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1979	Stockholm-Bromma, SE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1979	Agate 3 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1979	Medicine Lodge, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1979	Eastport, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1979	Haigler, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1979	Mullen 3S, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	82 years	47 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1979. 1979 had 1,927 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 50	1,491
50 to 100	46
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1