Weather Records on 10 August 1970

702 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1970. Highest significance: Patterson, US.

Key Facts for 10 August 1970

On 10 August 1970, 702 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 258 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 676 daily.
Patterson set a monthly record daily precipitation of 200.9 mm (7.9 in) on 10 August 1970.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

702 stations

702 station records on 10 August 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nandikottur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ron	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pacatuba (Pacatiba)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Loksak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart 9 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valley View Lock 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wairuna Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Evap	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shottery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Badami	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellijay	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Troickij Priisk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coffeeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
College Hill Lock 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

702 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 212, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 273.

Records on 10 August 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	212
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 676.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

554 broken records

Margins by which the 554 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1970

Top 20 records on 10 August 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1970	Patterson, US	monthly rain	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	69 years	77 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1970	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1970	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1970	Brinkley, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1970	Gainesville, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1970	Morganton, US	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1970	Canton, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1970	Nandikottur, IN	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1970	Hickory, US	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1970	Ron, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1970	Pacatuba (Pacatiba), BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1970	Cleveland, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1970	High Pt, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1970	Loksak, RU	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1970	Shelby 2 NW, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1970	Stuttgart 9 ESE, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1970	Saint Charles, US	monthly rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1970	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1970	Columbus 4 ESE, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1970	Thurlow Dam, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1970. 1970 had 702 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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Data for records on 1970-08-10: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	484
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1