Weather Records on 10 May 2006

879 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 2006. Highest significance: Moreton Telegraph Station, AU.

Key Facts for 10 May 2006

On 10 May 2006, 879 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
475 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 851 daily.
Moreton Telegraph Station set a daily record precipitation of 32.6 mm (1.3 in) on 10 May 2006.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

879 stations

879 station records on 10 May 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manuka 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
El Derrame	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lermontovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
En Nahud	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mathews	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
C.A.E. la Victoria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gibbonsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton 11 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carbon Hill 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tibbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plantersville 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Culver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minter City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ndjamena	Chad	Record low maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amatenango del Valle	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cobb	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wisdom	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

879 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 277, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 10 May 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	277
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	198
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 10 May 2006 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 19, daily 851.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

619 broken records

Margins by which the 619 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 2006

Top 20 records on 10 May 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 2006	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2006	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2006	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2006	Casey, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2006	Manuka 2, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2006	El Derrame, MX	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2006	Meridian Key Fld, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2006	Lermontovka, RU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2006	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2006	Glennville 3NW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2006	En Nahud, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2006	Mathews, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2006	Saint Charles, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2006	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2006	Roosevelt Roads, PR	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2006	Greenville, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2006	Lafayette 2W, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2006	Elberton 2 N, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2006	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2006	C.A.E. la Victoria, MX	all-time high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	41 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2006. 2006 had 879 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 10	545
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1