Weather Records on 6 May 2010

1,187 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 May 2010. Highest significance: Ekalaka, US.

Key Facts for 6 May 2010

On 6 May 2010, 1,187 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
505 were record highs and 414 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 1,109 daily.
Ekalaka set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 6 May 2010.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,187 stations

1,187 station records on 6 May 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 May 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Anda	China	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Raynesford 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenberg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fujin	China	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jixi	China	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leiter 9N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
May 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hechingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biddle 8 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Tejas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Florida	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinau-Memprechtshofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leadore #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kehl-Odelshofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,187 records

Records set or tied on 6 May 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 306, Lowest daily maximum 234, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 180, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 6 May 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	306
Lowest daily maximum	234
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	180
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 6 May 2010 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 72, daily 1,109.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

870 broken records

Margins by which the 870 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

6 May 2010

Top 20 records on 6 May 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 2010	Ekalaka, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	110 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2010	Joseph, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	93 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2010	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	95 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2010	Albion 1 N, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2010	Anda, CN	monthly rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 May 2010	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	4 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2010	Chester, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	107 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2010	Joseph, US	monthly low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	111 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2010	Sheridan Fld STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2010	Thermopolis, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2010	Shaoguan, CN	monthly rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2010	Raynesford 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2010	Richland, US	monthly low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2010	Brandenberg, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2010	Basin, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	107 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2010	Harding 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2010	Richmond, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2010	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2010	Driggs, US	monthly low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2010	Fujin, CN	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	5 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

1795 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2010. 2010 had 1,187 records.

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

Records on 05-06 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1805	1
1825	1
1836	1
1845	2
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1872	1
1877	3
1880	2
1883	1
1885	4
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	5
1898	17
1899	3
1900	8
1901	3
1902	8
1903	9
1904	12
1905	18
1906	14
1907	11
1908	18
1909	19
1910	23
1911	14
1912	20
1913	47
1914	30
1915	32
1916	51
1917	197
1918	43
1919	63
1920	42
1921	39
1922	87
1923	126
1924	95
1925	225
1926	178
1927	133
1928	106
1929	225
1930	581
1931	378
1932	302
1933	336
1934	640
1935	319
1936	430
1937	172
1938	310
1939	185
1940	243
1941	325
1942	309
1943	375
1944	879
1945	318
1946	260
1947	613
1948	384
1949	917
1950	610
1951	292
1952	496
1953	635
1954	551
1955	422
1956	559
1957	644
1958	615
1959	463
1960	781
1961	655
1962	301
1963	623
1964	823
1965	624
1966	950
1967	697
1968	890
1969	695
1970	710
1971	459
1972	499
1973	499
1974	806
1975	925
1976	644
1977	896
1978	899
1979	1,122
1980	574
1981	489
1982	800
1983	554
1984	846
1985	549
1986	1,228
1987	1,049
1988	919
1989	1,814
1990	1,220
1991	1,028
1992	1,486
1993	795
1994	591
1995	961
1996	1,578
1997	1,127
1998	1,160
1999	1,198
2000	1,357
2001	767
2002	979
2003	1,596
2004	1,490
2005	826
2006	663
2007	1,061
2008	412
2009	732
2010	1,187
2011	604
2012	1,007
2013	1,024
2014	612
2015	589
2016	808
2017	659
2018	454
2019	462
2020	578
2021	517
2022	736
2023	559
2024	841
2025	732
2026	796

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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	847
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2