Weather Records on 11 May 2010

1,292 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 2010. Highest significance: Lovelock, US.

Key Facts for 11 May 2010

On 11 May 2010, 1,292 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
329 were record highs and 498 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,238 daily.
Lovelock set a monthly record daily snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 11 May 2010.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,292 stations

1,292 station records on 11 May 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lovelock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
McGill	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bear Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Erfurt-Bindersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wapenveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chalk Creek #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Epe	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zwolle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Eagle Rch - Currant 12SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar-Schondorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Giethoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mather	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gemert	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rouveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hart Mtn Refuge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smith & Morehouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harskamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oirschot	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mehringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apeldoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Anthonis	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petrun	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 3SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steel Creek Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mill	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wageningen (Pd)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe 49S - U of N Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tower	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dorsey Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,292 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 283, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 215, Heaviest daily rainfall 417, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 11 May 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	283
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	215
Heaviest daily rainfall	417
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 11 May 2010 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 46, daily 1,238.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,035 broken records

Margins by which the 1,035 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 2010

Top 20 records on 11 May 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 2010	Lovelock, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	114 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2010	McGill, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	103 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2010	Heerde, NL	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2010	Bear Creek, US	all-time rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2010	Magdeburg, DE	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	110 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2010	Erfurt-Bindersleben, DE	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2010	Paris 5 S, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2010	Wapenveld, NL	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2010	South Pass City, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2010	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	131 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2010	Hull, GB	monthly low min	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2010	Chalk Creek #2, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2010	Epe, NL	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2010	Zwolle, NL	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2010	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	107 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2010	Blue Eagle Rch - Currant 12SSW, US	monthly snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2010	Tasiilaq, GL	daily high max	11.8 C (53.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2010	Weimar-Schondorf, DE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2010	Chapala, MX	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2010	Newton Rigg, GB	daily low min	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	45 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

1814 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2010. 2010 had 1,292 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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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 20	977
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	4
140 to 160	1