Weather Records on 7 May 2010

1,123 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 2010. Highest significance: Bowman, US.

Key Facts for 7 May 2010

On 7 May 2010, 1,123 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
394 were record highs and 522 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,070 daily.
Bowman set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 7 May 2010.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

1,123 stations

1,123 station records on 7 May 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wishek	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Raynesford 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	214.7 mm (8.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Krilon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wapato	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roi Et	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nye #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winifred	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shields	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,123 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 240, Lowest daily maximum 229, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 293, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 7 May 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	240
Lowest daily maximum	229
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	293
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 7 May 2010 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 43, daily 1,070.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

810 broken records

Margins by which the 810 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 2010

Top 20 records on 7 May 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 2010	Bowman, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	95 years	77 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2010	Carson, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2010	Wishek, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2010	Raynesford 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2010	Guangzhou, CN	daily rain	214.7 mm (8.5 in)	143.9 mm (5.7 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2010	Salekhard, RU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2010	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2010	Tomakomai, JP	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2010	Mys Krilon, RU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2010	Ekalaka, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	110 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2010	Steele 4N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	114 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2010	Esashi, JP	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2010	Anaconda, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2010	Wapato, US	monthly low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2010	New Salem 5NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2010	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2010	Moose Lake 1 SSE, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2010	Newell, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2010	Tasiilaq, GL	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2010	Boulder, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	103 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

1795 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2010. 2010 had 1,123 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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	796
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1