Weather Records on 10 May 1983

753 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1983. Highest significance: Power 6 SE, US.

Key Facts for 10 May 1983

On 10 May 1983, 753 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 327 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 701 daily.
Power 6 SE set an all-time record daily snowfall of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 10 May 1983.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

753 stations

753 station records on 10 May 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Power 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hope Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldine	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peeramon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Rs	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Loma	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Olive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Major Gercino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Highwood 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Danbulla Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Birni N'Konni	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	48.5 C (119.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Power 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zinder	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	49.4 C (120.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pendroy 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lindeman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reno AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gulca	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Highwood 7 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Traipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Island Falls	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

753 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 183, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 144, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 10 May 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	183
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	144
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 10 May 1983 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 44, daily 701.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

608 broken records

Margins by which the 608 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1983

Top 20 records on 10 May 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1983	Power 6 SE, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	6 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1983	Chinook, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1983	Holter Dam, US	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	79 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1983	Malanda Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1983	Cascade 5 S, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1983	Chasm Falls, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1983	Hope Vale, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1983	Hiasen I Sigdal, NO	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1983	Sierraville Rs, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1983	Geraldine, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1983	Peeramon, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1983	Holter Dam, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1983	Lincoln Rs, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1983	Loma, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1983	Shonkin 7 S, US	daily snowfall	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1983	Mount Olive, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1983	Tuddal, NO	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1983	Coalville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1983	Major Gercino, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1983	Highwood 7 NE, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	43 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1983. 1983 had 753 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	580
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	1