Weather Records on 10 August 1957

322 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1957. Highest significance: Parksville, CA.

Key Facts for 10 August 1957

On 10 August 1957, 322 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 314 daily.
Parksville set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 10 August 1957.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

322 stations

322 station records on 10 August 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parksville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whiting	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay Puntledge Bchp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gvarv	Norway	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vredenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Viking	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tajshet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zima	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guarabira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mandangad	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sarmera	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goilkera	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

322 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 177.

Records on 10 August 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 314.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

257 broken records

Margins by which the 257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1957

Top 20 records on 10 August 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1957	Parksville, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1957	Olands Sodra Udde, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1957	Campsie, CA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1957	Silvan State School, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1957	Siddapur, IN	daily rain	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1957	Whiting, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1957	Three Hills, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1957	Koroit, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1957	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	37.0 C (98.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1957	Kirov, RU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1957	Courtenay Puntledge Bchp, CA	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1957	Beloit, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1957	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1957	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1957	Gvarv, NO	all-time rain	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1957	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1957	Pearlington, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1957	Liberty, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1957	Gagetown 2, CA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1957	Vredenburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	27 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1957. 1957 had 322 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	238
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1