Weather Records on 10 August 1942

420 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1942. Highest significance: Lillydale, ZA.

Key Facts for 10 August 1942

On 10 August 1942, 420 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 406 daily.
Lillydale set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 10 August 1942.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

420 stations

420 station records on 10 August 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bhainswal	India	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pachamba	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	258.6 mm (10.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Panki	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mehmedabad	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Matar	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sherghati	India	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bassawan	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaira	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Najibabad	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sabinal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dholka	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

420 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 326.

Records on 10 August 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	326
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1942 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 406.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 189.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1942

Top 20 records on 10 August 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1942	Lillydale, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1942	Beaumont Pumping Plt, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1942	Bhainswal, IN	daily rain	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	189.4 mm (7.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1942	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1942	Las Vegas, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1942	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1942	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1942	Beaumont, US	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1942	Islampur, IN	all-time rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1942	Chakaibanda, IN	daily rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1942	Rouxville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1942	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1942	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1942	Murraysburg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1942	Pachamba, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1942	Gaya, IN	all-time rain	258.6 mm (10.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1942	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1942	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1942	Sherbrooke, CA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1942	St Marys, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	33 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1942. 1942 had 420 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 25	348
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1