Weather Records on 10 May 2020

1,346 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 May 2020. Highest significance: Le Bourget, FR.

Key Facts for 10 May 2020

On 10 May 2020, 1,346 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
424 were record highs and 752 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 113 monthly and 1,232 daily.
Le Bourget set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 10 May 2020.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,346 stations

1,346 station records on 10 May 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 May 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aschaffenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Troyes-Barberey	France	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haboro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nice	France	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quicksand	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockefeller Wl Refuge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Troutdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,346 records

Records set or tied on 10 May 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 190, Lowest daily maximum 340, Highest daily minimum 234, Lowest daily minimum 412, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 10 May 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	190
Lowest daily maximum	340
Highest daily minimum	234
Lowest daily minimum	412
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 10 May 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 113, daily 1,232.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,014 broken records

Margins by which the 1,014 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 May 2020

Top 20 records on 10 May 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 2020	Le Bourget, FR	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2020	Grand Lake Stream, US	monthly snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 May 2020	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2020	Palmer 3 ESE, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2020	Foxholm 7 N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2020	Aschaffenburg, DE	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2020	Fernandina Beach, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	127 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2020	Jennings, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2020	Bayard, US	monthly low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2020	San Sebastian - Igueldo, ES	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2020	Troyes-Barberey, FR	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2020	Port Jervis, US	monthly low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2020	Cornwall, US	monthly low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	120 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2020	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	monthly rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2020	Saltville 1N, US	monthly low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2020	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	103 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2020	Winchester 7 SE, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2020	Cedar Lake, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2020	Mont-de-Marsan, FR	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2020	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	46 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2020. 2020 had 1,346 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 50	1,003
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1