Weather Records on 10 August 1972

1,175 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1972. Highest significance: Miena Dam, AU.

Key Facts for 10 August 1972

On 10 August 1972, 1,175 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 618 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,148 daily.
Miena Dam set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 10 August 1972.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

1,175 stations

1,175 station records on 10 August 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Interlaken	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town (Greenhill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Turij Rog	Russia	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gorjacij Kljuc	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo (Colona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shannon Hec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moltema (Craythorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hkorol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bereznjaki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kirovskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,175 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 225, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 393, Heaviest daily rainfall 343.

Records on 10 August 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	225
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	393
Heaviest daily rainfall	343
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1972 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 22, daily 1,148.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

927 broken records

Margins by which the 927 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1972

Top 20 records on 10 August 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1972	Miena Dam, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1972	Camilla 3SE, US	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1972	Interlaken, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1972	Auburn, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1972	Dumas, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1972	Poset, RU	daily rain	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1972	Zolotoj, RU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1972	Campbell Town (Greenhill), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1972	Durant, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1972	Turij Rog, RU	daily rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1972	Burnet, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1972	Gorjacij Kljuc, RU	daily rain	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1972	Nundroo, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1972	Longford (Denton Close), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1972	Nundroo (Colona), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1972	Meander, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1972	Shannon Hec, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1972	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	all-time high max	34.7 C (94.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1972	Wallangarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1972	Mole Creek, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	38 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1972. 1972 had 1,175 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	900
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1