Weather Records on 10 May 2003

1,688 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 2003. Highest significance: Denver-Stapleton, US.

Key Facts for 10 May 2003

On 10 May 2003, 1,688 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,187 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,620 daily.
Denver-Stapleton set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 10 May 2003.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,688 stations

1,688 station records on 10 May 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
New Philadelphia	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zoquiapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Briggsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moundsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Creek Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 20 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,688 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 359, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 828, Lowest daily minimum 152, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 10 May 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	359
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	828
Lowest daily minimum	152
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 10 May 2003 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 54, daily 1,620.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,213 broken records

Margins by which the 1,213 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

10 May 2003

Top 20 records on 10 May 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 2003	Denver-Stapleton, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2003	New Philadelphia, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2003	Glenville, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2003	Ravenna 2 S, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2003	Ormley, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2003	Church Buttes Gas Plt, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2003	Elk Mtn, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2003	Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2003	Zoquiapan, MX	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2003	Anderson 1 N, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2003	Castle Rock, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2003	Grand Portage, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2003	Briggsdale, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2003	Elwood, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2003	Whitestown, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2003	Spencer, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2003	Medicine Bow, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2003	Moundsville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2003	Uman, UA	daily high min	16.9 C (62.4 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2003	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	73 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2003. 2003 had 1,688 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 50	1,188
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1