Weather Records on 18 May 2010

894 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 May 2010. Highest significance: Angermunde, DE.

Key Facts for 18 May 2010

On 18 May 2010, 894 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
433 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 860 daily.
Angermunde set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 18 May 2010.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

894 stations

894 station records on 18 May 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 May 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Plavsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	299.7 mm (11.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kokemaki Peipohja Hyrkola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mjoen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Langtry	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mays Landing 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
XI Ujimqin Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Solberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kidman Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zehdenick	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Debessy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Certkovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chifeng	China	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Neuruppin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Blanco Lower	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fraccionamiento Callejones	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Makkaur Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

894 records

Records set or tied on 18 May 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 266, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 18 May 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	140
Highest daily minimum	266
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 May 2010 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 30, daily 860.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

737 broken records

Margins by which the 737 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 May 2010

Top 20 records on 18 May 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 May 2010	Angermunde, DE	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
18 May 2010	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
18 May 2010	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	137 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 May 2010	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	128 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 May 2010	Plavsk, RU	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 May 2010	Pbo Anantapur, IN	monthly rain	299.7 mm (11.8 in)	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	13 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 May 2010	Smithfield, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 May 2010	Kokemaki Peipohja Hyrkola, FI	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2010	Douglas River, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2010	Mjoen, NO	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2010	Williamston 1 E, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2010	Wilson 3 SW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2010	Upland 2NE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2010	Langtry, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2010	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	128 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2010	Toms River, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2010	Clarksville, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	115 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2010	Summerville 4W, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2010	Winnsboro, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	109 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2010	Mays Landing 1 W, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	49 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

1796 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2010. 2010 had 894 records.

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

Records on 05-18 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1798	1
1802	2
1832	1
1833	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1859	1
1861	2
1863	3
1864	1
1866	2
1868	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	2
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1891	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	5
1896	2
1897	2
1898	1
1899	1
1900	13
1901	6
1902	9
1903	7
1904	11
1905	2
1906	24
1907	18
1908	5
1909	12
1910	50
1911	64
1912	5
1913	11
1914	45
1915	55
1916	74
1917	30
1918	42
1919	30
1920	26
1921	41
1922	33
1923	61
1924	92
1925	220
1926	133
1927	180
1928	160
1929	193
1930	475
1931	191
1932	460
1933	380
1934	390
1935	400
1936	282
1937	348
1938	382
1939	169
1940	315
1941	334
1942	421
1943	744
1944	496
1945	706
1946	651
1947	231
1948	426
1949	597
1950	473
1951	279
1952	493
1953	393
1954	498
1955	848
1956	795
1957	595
1958	334
1959	435
1960	404
1961	187
1962	1,199
1963	477
1964	329
1965	345
1966	438
1967	410
1968	817
1969	865
1970	703
1971	666
1972	499
1973	1,233
1974	1,097
1975	383
1976	733
1977	1,126
1978	1,090
1979	399
1980	614
1981	1,218
1982	452
1983	1,093
1984	717
1985	498
1986	1,131
1987	823
1988	1,154
1989	721
1990	753
1991	1,218
1992	921
1993	707
1994	1,015
1995	1,849
1996	1,767
1997	1,115
1998	1,060
1999	584
2000	922
2001	898
2002	1,833
2003	1,270
2004	847
2005	630
2006	1,493
2007	1,133
2008	999
2009	1,368
2010	894
2011	1,406
2012	523
2013	816
2014	609
2015	785
2016	597
2017	1,855
2018	557
2019	810
2020	706
2021	418
2022	711
2023	554
2024	551
2025	619
2026	1,131

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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	691
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1