Weather Records on 10 May 2017

702 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 2017. Highest significance: Kalpowar Forestry, AU.

Key Facts for 10 May 2017

On 10 May 2017, 702 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 346 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 669 daily.
Kalpowar Forestry set a daily record precipitation of 59.0 mm (2.3 in) on 10 May 2017.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

702 stations

702 station records on 10 May 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalpowar Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pueblo Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kluhorskij Pereval	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dululu Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lovandee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pago Pago WSO AP	American Samoa [United States]	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melmoth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Verkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rowanlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alonnah Area School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cania Gorge Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lajes Ab	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collyer 10 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Junta Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carfax	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mingo 6E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melsom	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malakoff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kihnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tullinge A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheb	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliningrad	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

702 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 203, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 10 May 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	203
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 10 May 2017 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 31, daily 669.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

594 broken records

Margins by which the 594 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 2017

Top 20 records on 10 May 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 2017	Kalpowar Forestry, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2017	Goovigen Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2017	Muleshoe #1, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2017	Riverslea Tm, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2017	Pueblo Mem AP, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2017	Kluhorskij Pereval, GE	monthly rain	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2017	Dululu Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2017	Lovandee, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2017	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	118 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2017	Jambin Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2017	Pago Pago WSO AP, AS	daily rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2017	Summit, US	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2017	Melmoth, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2017	Sandefjord, NO	monthly rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2017	La Verkin, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2017	Kroombit, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2017	Rowanlea, AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2017	Alonnah Area School, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2017	Parnu, EE	daily low min	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	116 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2017	Aneityum, VU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	45 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2017. 2017 had 702 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 2026-10-17 (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	557
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1