Weather Records on 24 May 2010

1,699 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 2010. Highest significance: Nampula, MZ.

Key Facts for 24 May 2010

On 24 May 2010, 1,699 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
972 were record highs and 362 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,619 daily.
Nampula set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 24 May 2010.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

1,699 stations

1,699 station records on 24 May 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nampula	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Igsi I Hobol	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nokia Tottijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koylio Yttila	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toholampi Oravala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Onahama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kokkola Korplax	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Munglinup Melaleuca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kochi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fraccionamiento Callejones	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kokemaki Peipohja Hyrkola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kamas	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,699 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 365, Lowest daily maximum 154, Highest daily minimum 607, Lowest daily minimum 208, Heaviest daily rainfall 330, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 24 May 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	365
Lowest daily maximum	154
Highest daily minimum	607
Lowest daily minimum	208
Heaviest daily rainfall	330
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 24 May 2010 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 77, daily 1,619.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,300 broken records

Margins by which the 1,300 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 2010

Top 20 records on 24 May 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 2010	Nampula, MZ	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2010	Hillsboro 3 N, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2010	Sumoto, JP	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2010	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2010	Igsi I Hobol, NO	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2010	Manti, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2010	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	113 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2010	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2010	Nokia Tottijarvi, FI	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2010	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2010	Koylio Yttila, FI	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2010	Nephi, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2010	Prentice #2, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2010	Snake Rvr, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2010	Toholampi Oravala, FI	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2010	Onahama, JP	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2010	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2010	Kokkola Korplax, FI	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2010	Postville, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2010	Webster City, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	104 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

1794 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2010. 2010 had 1,699 records.

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

Records on 05-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1797	1
1817	1
1831	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1844	1
1847	3
1848	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	5
1867	7
1868	2
1870	1
1877	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	2
1886	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	3
1891	4
1892	1
1893	8
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	4
1899	7
1900	5
1901	7
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	16
1906	36
1907	15
1908	16
1909	16
1910	34
1911	28
1912	41
1913	30
1914	35
1915	8
1916	19
1917	86
1918	27
1919	25
1920	38
1921	139
1922	101
1923	106
1924	334
1925	347
1926	284
1927	221
1928	290
1929	112
1930	173
1931	475
1932	251
1933	477
1934	196
1935	426
1936	432
1937	187
1938	438
1939	498
1940	289
1941	499
1942	245
1943	439
1944	710
1945	226
1946	501
1947	456
1948	250
1949	436
1950	640
1951	881
1952	720
1953	1,005
1954	260
1955	841
1956	1,027
1957	513
1958	825
1959	315
1960	476
1961	301
1962	479
1963	734
1964	852
1965	502
1966	340
1967	904
1968	568
1969	408
1970	329
1971	625
1972	487
1973	533
1974	584
1975	886
1976	411
1977	997
1978	797
1979	1,115
1980	978
1981	758
1982	725
1983	1,332
1984	737
1985	637
1986	573
1987	664
1988	689
1989	1,346
1990	923
1991	1,495
1992	1,562
1993	826
1994	832
1995	1,247
1996	1,367
1997	1,028
1998	931
1999	806
2000	1,549
2001	1,335
2002	1,163
2003	1,011
2004	1,276
2005	967
2006	994
2007	1,349
2008	1,173
2009	970
2010	1,699
2011	1,026
2012	983
2013	861
2014	757
2015	501
2016	408
2017	876
2018	595
2019	750
2020	517
2021	583
2022	709
2023	353
2024	930
2025	542
2026	877

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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	1,235
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2