Weather Records on 10 August 1937

399 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1937. Highest significance: Kingston Queens U, CA.

Key Facts for 10 August 1937

On 10 August 1937, 399 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
309 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 383 daily.
Kingston Queens U set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 10 August 1937.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

399 stations

399 station records on 10 August 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	252.7 mm (9.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grove City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jaitanga Valley	India	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

399 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 71.

Records on 10 August 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1937 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 383.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

271 broken records

Margins by which the 271 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1937

Top 20 records on 10 August 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1937	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1937	Belleville, CA	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1937	Denkanikottah, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1937	Georgetown, CA	all-time rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1937	Tura, IN	monthly rain	252.7 mm (9.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1937	Toronto Agincourt, CA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1937	Gotska Sandon, SE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1937	Vernon, US	all-time rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1937	New Castle 1 N, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1937	Greenethorpe (Iandra), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1937	Culbertson, US	daily high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1937	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1937	Colagaon, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1937	Alipurduar, IN	daily rain	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1937	Tres Piedras, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1937	Caguas, PR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1937	Orebro, SE	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1937	Grove City, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1937	Saint Johns, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1937	Amherst, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	24 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1937. 1937 had 399 records.

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

Records on 08-10 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1815	1
1838	1
1845	2
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1857	2
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1869	2
1871	1
1877	1
1879	4
1881	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	7
1898	4
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	8
1904	12
1905	5
1906	16
1907	9
1908	7
1909	33
1910	10
1911	40
1912	39
1913	44
1914	27
1915	26
1916	88
1917	51
1918	43
1919	51
1920	101
1921	66
1922	78
1923	175
1924	245
1925	430
1926	80
1927	294
1928	160
1929	264
1930	299
1931	424
1932	251
1933	305
1934	662
1935	480
1936	487
1937	399
1938	382
1939	593
1940	386
1941	459
1942	420
1943	304
1944	1,006
1945	360
1946	303
1947	766
1948	339
1949	586
1950	324
1951	425
1952	395
1953	431
1954	372
1955	309
1956	522
1957	322
1958	443
1959	528
1960	470
1961	640
1962	761
1963	479
1964	553
1965	700
1966	1,231
1967	766
1968	784
1969	588
1970	702
1971	760
1972	1,175
1973	597
1974	719
1975	664
1976	855
1977	786
1978	495
1979	700
1980	849
1981	857
1982	1,070
1983	915
1984	956
1985	918
1986	535
1987	896
1988	792
1989	1,291
1990	736
1991	819
1992	1,051
1993	774
1994	1,338
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,504
1998	1,112
1999	945
2000	990
2001	1,192
2002	1,080
2003	1,556
2004	976
2005	1,225
2006	980
2007	1,476
2008	871
2009	869
2010	1,704
2011	1,247
2012	995
2013	599
2014	516
2015	583
2016	893
2017	636
2018	1,018
2019	754
2020	816
2021	553
2022	687
2023	782
2024	882
2025	659
2026	1,149

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	238
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1