Weather Records on 10 May 2008

877 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 2008. Highest significance: Tripoli Airport, LY.

Key Facts for 10 May 2008

On 10 May 2008, 877 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
482 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 834 daily.
Tripoli Airport set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 10 May 2008.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

877 stations

877 station records on 10 May 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tripoli Airport	Libya	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Teresina (Aeroporto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook 17 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Halliday	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Chilchotla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Joquicingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reeder	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Acajete	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Powder River #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Las Pocitas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coyuquilla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Utklippan	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	43.6 C (110.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sumoto	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wakayama	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Veranito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Szczecin	Poland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceburg Filt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

877 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 276, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 206, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 10 May 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	276
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	206
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 10 May 2008 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 36, daily 834.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

662 broken records

Margins by which the 662 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 2008

Top 20 records on 10 May 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 2008	Tripoli Airport, LY	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2008	Teresina (Aeroporto, BR	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2008	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2008	Towner 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2008	Hebron, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2008	Haikou, CN	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2008	Mineral-Nye-Vody, RU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2008	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2008	Mc Cook 17 NNW, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2008	Halliday, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2008	Prachin Buri, TH	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2008	Santa Maria Chilchotla, MX	all-time high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2008	Eustis 2 NW, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2008	Fessenden, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2008	Velva, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2008	Ramos Arizpe (Smn), MX	monthly high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2008	Malvern, GB	daily high max	27.1 C (80.8 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2008	Lynch, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2008	Stanley 3 NNW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2008	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	44 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2008. 2008 had 877 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 100	652
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1