Weather Records on 10 May 1997

1,215 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1997. Highest significance: Thangoo, AU.

Key Facts for 10 May 1997

On 10 May 1997, 1,215 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 573 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,185 daily.
Thangoo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 157.4 mm (6.2 in) on 10 May 1997.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,215 stations

1,215 station records on 10 May 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.4 mm (6.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mount Gould	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Munarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Annean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
El Palmito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chanchichimila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Meekatharra Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sisal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Padbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yarlerweelor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Clere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelirrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durango (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	147.0 cm (57.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	86.0 cm (33.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Susamyr	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Killara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Suphan Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chicxulub Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nazas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oje_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen Miller Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cygnet Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marfa 3W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,215 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 351, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 222, Heaviest daily rainfall 399, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 10 May 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	351
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	222
Heaviest daily rainfall	399
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 10 May 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 1,185.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

965 broken records

Margins by which the 965 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 480.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1997

Top 20 records on 10 May 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1997	Thangoo, AU	monthly rain	157.4 mm (6.2 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	65 years	74 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1997	Mount Gould, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1997	Munarra, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1997	Wallal Downs, AU	monthly rain	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	7 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1997	Roebuck Plains, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1997	Annean, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1997	Tuckanarra, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1997	El Palmito, MX	monthly rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1997	Chanchichimila, MX	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1997	Meekatharra Airport, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1997	Ellendale, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1997	Sisal, MX	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1997	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1997	Belele, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1997	Moorarie, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1997	Hillview, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1997	Mount Padbury, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1997	Sherwood, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1997	Yarlerweelor, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1997	Mount Clere, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	68 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1997. 1997 had 1,215 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 1997-05-10: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 May 1997
Margin	Records
0 to 100	947
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2