Weather Records on 10 August 1971

760 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1971. Highest significance: Normanville, AU.

Key Facts for 10 August 1971

On 10 August 1971, 760 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
381 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 730 daily.
Normanville set a daily record precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 10 August 1971.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

760 stations

760 station records on 10 August 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Yeelanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Acude Santo Antonio de Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelana (Brimpton Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dalnerechensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Talia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Obluce	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Compass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Huron	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Poza Grande	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Trinity Gardens)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steuben	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Babbitt 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hanging Rock State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Apache Powder Company	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

760 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 221, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 268.

Records on 10 August 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	221
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1971 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 23, daily 730.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

584 broken records

Margins by which the 584 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1971

Top 20 records on 10 August 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1971	Normanville, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1971	Yeelanna, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1971	Acude Santo Antonio de Russas, BR	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1971	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1971	Yeelana (Brimpton Lake), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1971	Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1971	Dalnerechensk, RU	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1971	Warooka, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1971	Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1971	Ust-Sugor, RU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1971	Yankalilla, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1971	Ridgetown, CA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1971	Mount Forest, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1971	Cuatro Cienegas (Smn), MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1971	Adelaide (Thorndon Park), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1971	Brackettville, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1971	Sanderson, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1971	Mount Wedge, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1971	Port Stanley, CA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1971	Bradford, GB	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	42 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1971. 1971 had 760 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).