Weather Records on 15 May 2010

1,088 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 2010. Highest significance: Budapest, HU.

Key Facts for 15 May 2010

On 15 May 2010, 1,088 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
489 were record highs and 311 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,048 daily.
Budapest set a daily record precipitation of 63.7 mm (2.5 in) on 15 May 2010.
Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

1,088 stations

1,088 station records on 15 May 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 May 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Jacksboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Whitsett	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Katy City	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	296.5 mm (11.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fedor 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Downs Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bykle - Kultran	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Munglinup Melaleuca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Barker	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pampa #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fraccionamiento Callejones	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Foldsae	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olney	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Tepetitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malung	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altenbern	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clodine	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaquepaque	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini	Italy	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Pujal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,088 records

Records set or tied on 15 May 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 214, Lowest daily maximum 201, Highest daily minimum 275, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 285, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 May 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	214
Lowest daily maximum	201
Highest daily minimum	275
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 May 2010 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 36, daily 1,048.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

902 broken records

Margins by which the 902 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 213.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 2010

Top 20 records on 15 May 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 May 2010	Budapest, HU	daily rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
15 May 2010	Jacksboro, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 May 2010	Whitsett, US	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 May 2010	Katy City, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 May 2010	Danville, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2010	Richmond, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2010	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	111 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2010	Lexington, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2010	Yangjiang, CN	daily rain	296.5 mm (11.7 in)	213.5 mm (8.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2010	Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn, DE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2010	Gospic, HR	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	129 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2010	Haparanda, SE	monthly high max	28.2 C (82.8 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	122 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2010	Fedor 3SE, US	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2010	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2010	Esperance Downs Research STN, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2010	Bykle - Kultran, NO	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2010	Munglinup Melaleuca, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2010	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2010	N Wilkesboro, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2010	Houston Barker, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	48 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

1820 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 2010. 2010 had 1,088 records.

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

Records on 05-15 in each year
Year	Records
1820	1
1825	1
1831	1
1832	1
1837	2
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1855	2
1857	2
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	3
1874	2
1876	4
1878	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	3
1891	3
1893	5
1894	2
1895	4
1896	2
1897	4
1898	3
1899	9
1900	9
1901	2
1902	9
1903	4
1904	13
1905	16
1906	10
1907	27
1908	25
1909	89
1910	27
1911	27
1912	26
1913	60
1914	16
1915	236
1916	27
1917	80
1918	133
1919	25
1920	58
1921	92
1922	30
1923	125
1924	174
1925	100
1926	161
1927	191
1928	144
1929	161
1930	136
1931	459
1932	368
1933	439
1934	227
1935	288
1936	372
1937	373
1938	393
1939	351
1940	179
1941	454
1942	701
1943	568
1944	630
1945	588
1946	238
1947	334
1948	264
1949	363
1950	260
1951	736
1952	476
1953	426
1954	355
1955	538
1956	466
1957	521
1958	605
1959	764
1960	291
1961	508
1962	1,128
1963	782
1964	347
1965	320
1966	389
1967	609
1968	1,019
1969	790
1970	512
1971	351
1972	484
1973	818
1974	1,230
1975	372
1976	803
1977	1,186
1978	922
1979	404
1980	625
1981	586
1982	500
1983	1,215
1984	1,059
1985	649
1986	679
1987	1,073
1988	643
1989	552
1990	776
1991	1,179
1992	944
1993	784
1994	910
1995	1,750
1996	1,452
1997	1,175
1998	1,641
1999	810
2000	850
2001	1,280
2002	801
2003	1,023
2004	1,046
2005	767
2006	955
2007	949
2008	995
2009	675
2010	1,088
2011	1,298
2012	751
2013	1,081
2014	1,411
2015	717
2016	890
2017	435
2018	1,074
2019	627
2020	472
2021	412
2022	847
2023	566
2024	596
2025	801
2026	481

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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 50	887
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1