Weather Records on 11 May 2000

1,286 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 2000. Highest significance: Le Bourget, FR.

Key Facts for 11 May 2000

On 11 May 2000, 1,286 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
801 were record highs and 264 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,232 daily.
Le Bourget set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 11 May 2000.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,286 stations

1,286 station records on 11 May 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Speculator	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Worms	Germany	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Deva	Romania	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hersdorf-Weissenseifen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Government Camp	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chepachet	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino Lagunas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,286 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 312, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 489, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 11 May 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	312
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	489
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 11 May 2000 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 52, daily 1,232.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

975 broken records

Margins by which the 975 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 2000

Top 20 records on 11 May 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 2000	Le Bourget, FR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2000	Speculator, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	99 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2000	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2000	Worms, DE	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2000	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2000	Deva, RO	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2000	Oelwein 2 S, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2000	Hersdorf-Weissenseifen, DE	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2000	McCall, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2000	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2000	Lowville, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2000	Highmarket 2W, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2000	Lyons Falls, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2000	Northfield, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2000	Harlem, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2000	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2000	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2000	Greenfield, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2000	New London Lock #22, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2000	Cornwall, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	91 years	47 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

1814 to 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2000. 2000 had 1,286 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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Data for records on 2000-05-11: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	967
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1