Weather Records on 10 May 2011

1,288 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 2011. Highest significance: Dubois, US.

Key Facts for 10 May 2011

On 10 May 2011, 1,288 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
836 were record highs and 201 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,251 daily.
Dubois set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 10 May 2011.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,288 stations

1,288 station records on 10 May 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dubois	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sidney	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Savage	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Terry	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tsuruga	Japan	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brockway 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mildred 7 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brusett 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tedzhen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Billy Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lushi	China	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shinjo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Powderville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Owl	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burris	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Tri-State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Peck Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Volborg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wanyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yichang	China	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mackenzie	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,288 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 464, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 372, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 10 May 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	464
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	372
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 10 May 2011 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 31, daily 1,251.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,029 broken records

Margins by which the 1,029 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 2011

Top 20 records on 10 May 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 2011	Dubois, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2011	Glendive, US	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2011	Ekalaka, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2011	Sidney, US	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2011	Lindsay, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2011	Savage, US	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2011	Terry, US	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2011	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2011	Tsuruga, JP	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2011	Brockway 3 WSW, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2011	Mildred 7 NNW, US	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2011	Caliente, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2011	Billings Wtp, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2011	Brusett 3 E, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2011	Crosby, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2011	Tedzhen, TM	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2011	Billy Creek, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2011	Lushi, CN	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2011	Darwin Rch, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2011	Shinjo, JP	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	50 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

1805 to 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2011. 2011 had 1,288 records.

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

Records on 05-10 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1814	2
1832	1
1834	1
1836	4
1838	1
1843	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	2
1858	1
1860	1
1861	2
1867	3
1868	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	4
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	3
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1893	1
1895	4
1896	6
1897	4
1898	5
1900	4
1901	6
1902	18
1903	6
1904	7
1905	21
1906	42
1907	33
1908	10
1909	17
1910	21
1911	55
1912	15
1913	23
1914	17
1915	18
1916	26
1917	23
1918	105
1919	145
1920	54
1921	143
1922	38
1923	291
1924	198
1925	163
1926	291
1927	296
1928	189
1929	102
1930	647
1931	277
1932	145
1933	516
1934	412
1935	200
1936	439
1937	148
1938	179
1939	179
1940	317
1941	257
1942	237
1943	482
1944	200
1945	646
1946	455
1947	820
1948	491
1949	492
1950	356
1951	281
1952	342
1953	627
1954	554
1955	272
1956	669
1957	374
1958	338
1959	192
1960	660
1961	722
1962	593
1963	951
1964	259
1965	413
1966	1,290
1967	932
1968	861
1969	325
1970	555
1971	416
1972	573
1973	429
1974	608
1975	448
1976	672
1977	1,075
1978	815
1979	1,927
1980	865
1981	1,213
1982	671
1983	753
1984	635
1985	925
1986	669
1987	1,270
1988	490
1989	1,365
1990	1,071
1991	854
1992	875
1993	1,056
1994	622
1995	1,129
1996	1,469
1997	1,215
1998	1,268
1999	1,299
2000	1,036
2001	842
2002	867
2003	1,688
2004	735
2005	761
2006	879
2007	815
2008	877
2009	651
2010	855
2011	1,288
2012	1,054
2013	635
2014	506
2015	943
2016	815
2017	702
2018	923
2019	1,254
2020	1,346
2021	635
2022	1,346
2023	359
2024	622
2025	1,094
2026	496

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 25	992
25 to 50	28
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1