Weather Records on 10 July 1940

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 July 1940. Highest significance: Sakoli, IN.

Key Facts for 10 July 1940

On 10 July 1940, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 387 daily.
Sakoli set a daily record precipitation of 191.5 mm (7.5 in) on 10 July 1940.
Across 173 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

398 stations

398 station records on 10 July 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 July 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manpur(Tappa)	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tirora	India	Record daily precipitation	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morsi	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ghorajheri	India	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dongargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	213.6 mm (8.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armori	India	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coliban Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Padampur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chandpur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yeotmal	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khairee	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Katol	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mul	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhchiroli	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Asola	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bhandara	India	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mundallio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flinders State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moroco East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pira Wild Horse Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 10 July 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 272.

Records on 10 July 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 July 1940 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 387.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

329 broken records

Margins by which the 329 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 July 1940

Top 20 records on 10 July 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 July 1940	Sakoli, IN	daily rain	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1940	Rosedale, US	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1940	Manpur(Tappa), IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1940	Tirora, IN	daily rain	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1940	Talegaon, IN	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1940	Khairagarh, IN	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1940	Amraoti, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1940	Rajnandgaon, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1940	Morsi, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1940	Badnera, IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1940	Ghorajheri, IN	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1940	Murtajapur, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1940	Dongargarh, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1940	Lanji, IN	daily rain	213.6 mm (8.4 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1940	Hinganghat, IN	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1940	Armori, IN	daily rain	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1940	Multai, IN	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1940	Barguzin, RU	all-time rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1940	Warburton, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1940	Coliban Upper, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	31 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

1793 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1940. 1940 had 398 records.

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

Records on 07-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1815	2
1826	1
1829	1
1835	1
1837	1
1839	1
1843	3
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	4
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	4
1899	10
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	16
1904	25
1905	40
1906	4
1907	5
1908	7
1909	15
1910	25
1911	58
1912	29
1913	38
1914	48
1915	20
1916	56
1917	51
1918	36
1919	23
1920	29
1921	81
1922	67
1923	113
1924	66
1925	257
1926	321
1927	95
1928	102
1929	175
1930	540
1931	292
1932	355
1933	570
1934	327
1935	306
1936	1,338
1937	304
1938	151
1939	327
1940	398
1941	432
1942	628
1943	283
1944	478
1945	729
1946	467
1947	537
1948	367
1949	392
1950	680
1951	551
1952	814
1953	529
1954	684
1955	497
1956	434
1957	514
1958	402
1959	512
1960	451
1961	688
1962	456
1963	950
1964	368
1965	357
1966	512
1967	341
1968	598
1969	518
1970	464
1971	568
1972	447
1973	528
1974	871
1975	712
1976	724
1977	486
1978	1,076
1979	686
1980	1,113
1981	811
1982	602
1983	1,184
1984	962
1985	657
1986	686
1987	862
1988	1,024
1989	869
1990	820
1991	890
1992	864
1993	1,088
1994	864
1995	1,096
1996	1,604
1997	846
1998	1,259
1999	964
2000	889
2001	992
2002	1,336
2003	981
2004	621
2005	1,077
2006	920
2007	954
2008	874
2009	951
2010	1,509
2011	1,102
2012	1,015
2013	545
2014	660
2015	1,025
2016	859
2017	547
2018	554
2019	529
2020	775
2021	1,081
2022	691
2023	837
2024	1,576
2025	704
2026	472

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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 20	294
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	7
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1