Weather Records on 10 May 1998

1,268 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 1998. Highest significance: Freehold-Marlboro, US.

Key Facts for 10 May 1998

On 10 May 1998, 1,268 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
830 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,225 daily.
Freehold-Marlboro set a daily record precipitation of 71.4 mm (2.8 in) on 10 May 1998.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,268 stations

1,268 station records on 10 May 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Reform	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danner	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balikesir	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elrod	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windham 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Larissa	Greece	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de Alejandria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Temascales	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Tlahuapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Slana	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Bayas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amidon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Green Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McAllen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Villa de Arista	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bengbu	China	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Etla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valmora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pello Ruuhijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,268 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 588, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 242, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 10 May 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	588
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	242
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 May 1998 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 26, daily 1,225.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,026 broken records

Margins by which the 1,026 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 1998

Top 20 records on 10 May 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 1998	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 May 1998	Aliceville, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1998	Pocahontas, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1998	Reform, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1998	Portland Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1998	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1998	Mohonk Lake, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1998	Danner, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1998	Winnemucca AP, US	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1998	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1998	Ayutla (Cfe), MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1998	Toms River, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1998	Huntingdon Wtp, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1998	Alice, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1998	Adin Rs, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1998	Kingston, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1998	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	29.8 C (85.6 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1998	Balikesir, TR	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1998	Elrod, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1998	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	79 years	39 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1998. 1998 had 1,268 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	1,002
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1