Weather Records on 28 May 2010

937 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 2010. Highest significance: Whidbey Island NAS, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 2010

On 28 May 2010, 937 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
410 were record highs and 285 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 894 daily.
Whidbey Island NAS set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 28 May 2010.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

937 stations

937 station records on 28 May 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whidbey Island NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yaninee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tickera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tyumen Amsg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Mountain 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas 2 NW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulety	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wapato	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Border STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Teniente Alejandro Velasco As	Peru	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Capitan Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Peck Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mogoca	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hohhot	China	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna (Maltee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dupree	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bismarck	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Lucas Arroyo Paloma	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Claryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

937 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 177, Lowest daily maximum 161, Highest daily minimum 233, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 May 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	177
Lowest daily maximum	161
Highest daily minimum	233
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 May 2010 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 38, daily 894.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

677 broken records

Margins by which the 677 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 2010

Top 20 records on 28 May 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 2010	Whidbey Island NAS, US	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2010	Elatma, RU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2010	Yaninee, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2010	Shepetivka, UA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2010	Tickera, AU	monthly rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2010	Tyumen Amsg, RU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2010	Battle Mountain 4SE, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2010	Metapa de Dominguez, MX	daily rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2010	Adjuntas 2 NW, PR	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2010	Ulety, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2010	Wapato, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2010	Lamar, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2010	Ritzville 1 SSE, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2010	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2010	Calaveras Big Trees, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2010	Great Falls 16St, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2010	Raymond Border STN, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2010	Milesville 5 NE, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2010	Timber Lake, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2010	Ely AP, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	114 years	41 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 937 records.

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

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

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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 10	615
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1