Weather Records on 10 May 1988

490 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1988. Highest significance: Nakhon Phanom, TH.

Key Facts for 10 May 1988

On 10 May 1988, 490 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
230 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 475 daily.
Nakhon Phanom set a daily record precipitation of 95.0 mm (3.7 in) on 10 May 1988.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

490 stations

490 station records on 10 May 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nakhon Phanom	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wushaoling	China	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zugdidi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tengchong	China	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellijay	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose del Cabo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Samtredia	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guamuchil	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Doctor	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Tibia	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Vicente	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lubny	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Salto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtepeji	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grayland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zoh Laguna	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adjuntas 2 NW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Red Wing Dam 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tillamook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hoquiam Bowerman AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kuqa	China	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huili	China	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sondrestrom	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kharkiv	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cacahoatan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Javier	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hoquiam Bowerman AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dulan	China	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

490 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 173.

Records on 10 May 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 May 1988 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 475.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1988

Top 20 records on 10 May 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1988	Nakhon Phanom, TH	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1988	Rinconada, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1988	Wushaoling, CN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1988	Poltava, UA	daily low max	6.4 C (43.5 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1988	Taylorsville, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1988	Clearwater, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1988	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1988	La Grange 1N, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1988	Baldwin, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1988	Zugdidi, GE	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1988	Kamennaja-Step, RU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	73 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1988	Saint Bernard, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1988	Tengchong, CN	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1988	Chula Vista, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1988	Ellijay, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1988	Kingsport, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1988	Clearwater, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1988	San Jose del Cabo, MX	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1988	Samtredia, GE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1988	Guamuchil, MX	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)

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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1988. 1988 had 490 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 10	337
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1