Weather Records on 10 May 1990

1,071 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1990. Highest significance: Montague 4 NW, US.

Key Facts for 10 May 1990

On 10 May 1990, 1,071 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
242 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,019 daily.
Montague 4 NW set a daily record precipitation of 62.5 mm (2.5 in) on 10 May 1990.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,071 stations

1,071 station records on 10 May 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Utica Starved Rock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rib Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nylsvley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clintonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Piedade	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emmeloord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alcobaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woolwine 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverdale 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,071 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 168, Heaviest daily rainfall 502, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 10 May 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	168
Heaviest daily rainfall	502
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 10 May 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 51, daily 1,019.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

897 broken records

Margins by which the 897 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1990

Top 20 records on 10 May 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1990	Montague 4 NW, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1990	Chickamauga 2 SW, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1990	Resaca, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	97 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1990	Wheaton 3 SE, US	monthly rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1990	Utica Starved Rock Dam, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1990	West Bend, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1990	Unionville, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1990	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1990	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1990	Boyds 2 NW, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1990	Marquette, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	117 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1990	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1990	Munising, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1990	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1990	Antigo, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1990	Bindi, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1990	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1990	Sparta, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1990	West Bend, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1990	Evart, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	48 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1990. 1990 had 1,071 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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Data for records on 1990-05-10: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	739
20 to 40	92
40 to 60	43
60 to 80	16
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2