Weather Records on 10 May 2000

1,036 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 2000. Highest significance: Lancaster, US.

Key Facts for 10 May 2000

On 10 May 2000, 1,036 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
681 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,002 daily.
Lancaster set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 10 May 2000.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,036 stations

1,036 station records on 10 May 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
'S Heerenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oxchuc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kloosterzande	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuw Helvoet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Joquicingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Barge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nehalem 9 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fontenelle Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Breskens	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kall-Sistig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tillamook	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montmorillon	France	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dongfang	China	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,036 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 271, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 410, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 10 May 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	271
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	410
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 10 May 2000 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 31, daily 1,002.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

810 broken records

Margins by which the 810 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 2000

Top 20 records on 10 May 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 2000	Lancaster, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2000	Lawrenceville 3 SW, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2000	Darrington Rs, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2000	Middle Dam, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2000	Waverly, US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	107 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2000	Taipak, KZ	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2000	'S Heerenhoek, NL	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2000	Oxchuc, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2000	Kloosterzande, NL	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2000	Colebrook 3SW, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2000	Vestervig, DK	daily high min	13.4 C (56.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2000	Millinocket, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2000	Toms River, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	103 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2000	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2000	Nieuw Helvoet, NL	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2000	Fenn Rs, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2000	Decatur 1 N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2000	Canaan, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2000	Pinkham Notch, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2000	Randle 1 E, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	45 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2000. 2000 had 1,036 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 2000-05-10: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	780
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	3