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Weather Records on 10 August 1897

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1897. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 10 August 1897

  • On 10 August 1897, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 7 daily.
  • Armagh set a daily record precipitation of 39.5 mm (1.6 in) on 10 August 1897.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1814 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 10 August 1897 7 station records on 10 August 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 10 August 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 10 August 1897: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation39.5 mm (1.6 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation40.1 mm (1.6 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord high minimum temperature16.8 C (62.2 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 10 August 1897 by type Records set or tied on 10 August 1897 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 10 August 1897 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 10 August 1897 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 10 August 1897 by timescale Records on 10 August 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 7all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 10 August 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7.
Records on 10 August 1897 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily7

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 August 1897 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.0. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 5: 45 to 10: 010 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 August 1897
MarginRecords
0 to 54
5 to 100
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1897
Top 7 records on 10 August 1897 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
10 August 1897Armagh, GBdaily rain39.5 mm (1.6 in)19.4 mm (0.8 in)7 years42 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1897Orebro, SEdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)36 years34 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1897Moorestown 4 E, USdaily rain40.1 mm (1.6 in)21.0 mm (0.8 in)27 years23 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1897Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily high min16.8 C (62.2 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)42 years21 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1897Goulburn, AUdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)24 years18 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1897Falun, SEdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1897Bringelly (Maryland), AUdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)6 years4 of 100 (Routine)

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 1897
Records on 08-10 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1897. 1897 had 7 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001814: 11815: 11838: 11845: 21847: 11849: 11852: 11853: 11857: 21859: 11861: 21862: 21863: 11864: 11869: 21871: 11877: 11879: 41881: 21884: 21885: 11886: 11887: 11888: 11890: 21891: 61892: 11893: 11894: 51895: 11896: 51897: 71898: 41899: 61900: 61901: 51902: 71903: 81904: 121905: 51906: 161907: 91908: 71909: 331910: 101911: 401912: 391913: 441914: 271915: 261916: 881917: 511918: 431919: 511920: 1011921: 661922: 781923: 1751924: 2451925: 4301926: 801927: 2941928: 1601929: 2641930: 2991931: 4241932: 2511933: 3051934: 6621935: 4801936: 4871937: 3991938: 3821939: 5931940: 3861941: 4591942: 4201943: 3041944: 1,0061945: 3601946: 3031947: 7661948: 3391949: 5861950: 3241951: 4251952: 3951953: 4311954: 3721955: 3091956: 5221957: 3221958: 4431959: 5281960: 4701961: 6401962: 7611963: 4791964: 5531965: 7001966: 1,2311967: 7661968: 7841969: 5881970: 7021971: 7601972: 1,1751973: 5971974: 7191975: 6641976: 8551977: 7861978: 4951979: 7001980: 8491981: 8571982: 1,0701983: 9151984: 9561985: 9181986: 5351987: 8961988: 7921989: 1,2911990: 7361991: 8191992: 1,0511993: 7741994: 1,3381995: 1,1191996: 1,0271997: 1,5041998: 1,1121999: 9452000: 9902001: 1,1922002: 1,0802003: 1,5562004: 9762005: 1,2252006: 9802007: 1,4762008: 8712009: 8692010: 1,7042011: 1,2472012: 9952013: 5992014: 5162015: 5832016: 8932017: 6362018: 1,0152019: 7442020: 8152021: 5502022: 6852023: 7762024: 8822025: 6591814187718981914193019461962197819942010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1897. 1897 had 7 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-10 in each year
YearRecords
18141
18151
18381
18452
18471
18491
18521
18531
18572
18591
18612
18622
18631
18641
18692
18711
18771
18794
18812
18842
18851
18861
18871
18881
18902
18916
18921
18931
18945
18951
18965
18977
18984
18996
19006
19015
19027
19038
190412
19055
190616
19079
19087
190933
191010
191140
191239
191344
191427
191526
191688
191751
191843
191951
1920101
192166
192278
1923175
1924245
1925430
192680
1927294
1928160
1929264
1930299
1931424
1932251
1933305
1934662
1935480
1936487
1937399
1938382
1939593
1940386
1941459
1942420
1943304
19441,006
1945360
1946303
1947766
1948339
1949586
1950324
1951425
1952395
1953431
1954372
1955309
1956522
1957322
1958443
1959528
1960470
1961640
1962761
1963479
1964553
1965700
19661,231
1967766
1968784
1969588
1970702
1971760
19721,175
1973597
1974719
1975664
1976855
1977786
1978495
1979700
1980849
1981857
19821,070
1983915
1984956
1985918
1986535
1987896
1988792
19891,291
1990736
1991819
19921,051
1993774
19941,338
19951,119
19961,027
19971,504
19981,112
1999945
2000990
20011,192
20021,080
20031,556
2004976
20051,225
2006980
20071,476
2008871
2009869
20101,704
20111,247
2012995
2013599
2014516
2015583
2016893
2017636
20181,015
2019744
2020815
2021550
2022685
2023776
2024882
2025659

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).