Weather Records on 10 August 1974

719 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1974. Highest significance: Vinton, US.

Key Facts for 10 August 1974

On 10 August 1974, 719 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 319 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 702 daily.
Vinton set a daily record precipitation of 88.4 mm (3.5 in) on 10 August 1974.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

719 stations

719 station records on 10 August 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Garber	United States	Record daily precipitation	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Midland	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gilserberg-Moischeid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnjaja Gutara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barnsdall	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Druzina	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collbran	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Cobb	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strelka Chunja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Siegen (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toliman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

719 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 194, Heaviest daily rainfall 327, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 10 August 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	194
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 10 August 1974 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 702.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

583 broken records

Margins by which the 583 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1974

Top 20 records on 10 August 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1974	Vinton, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1974	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1974	Garber, US	all-time rain	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1974	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1974	Midland, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1974	Roseau, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1974	Anadarko 3 E, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1974	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1974	Toledo 3N, US	daily rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1974	Billings, US	monthly rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1974	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1974	Luverne, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1974	Newcastle, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1974	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1974	Bird Island, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1974	Deadwood, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1974	Mt Pulaski, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1974	Bristow, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1974	Ralston, US	all-time rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1974	Gilserberg-Moischeid, DE	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	47 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1974. 1974 had 719 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 1974-08-10: 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 100	581
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1