Weather Records on 10 May 1993

1,056 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1993. Highest significance: Mulgundawa Salt, AU.

Key Facts for 10 May 1993

On 10 May 1993, 1,056 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
408 were record highs and 298 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 1,038 daily.
Mulgundawa Salt set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 10 May 1993.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,056 stations

1,056 station records on 10 May 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mulgundawa Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boogardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lyrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boswell 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fushiki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Papaloapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Denison Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camelpo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kanazawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Youanmi Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Cunyu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coyame (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carnasaw Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Areyonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valliant 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Martinez de la Torre (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Truscott 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saigo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maizuru Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,056 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 238, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 348, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 10 May 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	238
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	348
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 10 May 1993 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 1,038.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

818 broken records

Margins by which the 818 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1993

Top 20 records on 10 May 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1993	Mulgundawa Salt, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1993	Mount Magnet, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1993	Boogardie, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1993	Lyrup, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1993	Jasper, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1993	Pratt 3NW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1993	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1993	Boswell 1 S, US	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1993	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1993	Booylgoo Spring, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1993	Fushiki, JP	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1993	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily high max	18.0 C (64.4 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1993	Durant, US	all-time rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1993	Toyama, JP	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1993	Humacao 2 SSE, PR	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1993	Ft Ross, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1993	Danville, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1993	Halls Creek Airport, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1993	Papaloapan, MX	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1993	Manhattan, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	46 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1993. 1993 had 1,056 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 20	742
20 to 40	51
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1