Weather Records on 10 August 1976

855 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1976. Highest significance: Houlton, US.

Key Facts for 10 August 1976

On 10 August 1976, 855 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 327 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 833 daily.
Houlton set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 10 August 1976.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

855 stations

855 station records on 10 August 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nova Fatima	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda N.S.Aparecida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Searsburg STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasantville	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mays Landing 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whitingham 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cafelandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Ephrem	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bungulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shelburne Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parapua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Anastacio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuzigoot Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beechwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

855 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 267, Heaviest daily rainfall 409.

Records on 10 August 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	267
Heaviest daily rainfall	409
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1976 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 833.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

722 broken records

Margins by which the 722 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1976

Top 20 records on 10 August 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1976	Houlton, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1976	Gardiner, US	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1976	Nova Fatima, BR	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1976	Pembina, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1976	Fazenda N.S.Aparecida, BR	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1976	Melville, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1976	Plainfield, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1976	Searsburg STN, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1976	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1976	Pleasantville, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1976	Warroad, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1976	Mays Landing 1 W, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1976	Whitingham 1 W, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1976	Norfolk 2 SW, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1976	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1976	Cornwall, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1976	Cafelandia, BR	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1976	St Ephrem, CA	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1976	Beauceville, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1976	Lennoxville, CA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	43 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1976. 1976 had 855 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 1976-08-10: 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	651
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1