Weather Records on 11 May 2021

590 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 2021. Highest significance: Saint Exupery, FR.

Key Facts for 11 May 2021

On 11 May 2021, 590 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 259 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 582 daily.
Saint Exupery set a monthly record daily precipitation of 103.4 mm (4.1 in) on 11 May 2021.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

590 stations

590 station records on 11 May 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arxan	China	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Loudes	France	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raton Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Timboon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hulshorst	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raton Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenbayne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tacony 13 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Friendship	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Falls Creek (Rocky Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whitney Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pueblo Mem AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cann River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart 9 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

590 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 177, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 11 May 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	177
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 11 May 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 582.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

478 broken records

Margins by which the 478 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 2021

Top 20 records on 11 May 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 2021	Saint Exupery, FR	monthly rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2021	Pendra Road, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2021	Harlingen, NL	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2021	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2021	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2021	Lifton Pumping STN, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2021	Arxan, CN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2021	East Sale Airport, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2021	Strathbogie, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2021	Loudes, FR	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2021	Karval, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2021	Waynesboro, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2021	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2021	Coldwater, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	125 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2021	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2021	Raton Fltr Plt, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2021	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2021	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2021	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2021	Timboon, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	92 years	40 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

1814 to 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2021. 2021 had 590 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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Data for records on 2021-05-11: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	444
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2