Weather Records on 10 August 1982

1,070 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1982. Highest significance: Ashland #2, US.

Key Facts for 10 August 1982

On 10 August 1982, 1,070 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 646 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,048 daily.
Ashland #2 set a daily record precipitation of 94.5 mm (3.7 in) on 10 August 1982.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,070 stations

1,070 station records on 10 August 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mogoca	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Haleakala Exp Farm 434	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bes-Oba	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quesnel A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ookala 223	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuije	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schefferville A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wrigley A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,070 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 420, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 226, Heaviest daily rainfall 257.

Records on 10 August 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	420
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	226
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 1,048.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

833 broken records

Margins by which the 833 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1982

Top 20 records on 10 August 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1982	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	86 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1982	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1982	Salem, US	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1982	Mogoca, RU	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1982	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1982	Haleakala Exp Farm 434, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1982	Arlington, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1982	Bes-Oba, KZ	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1982	Manchester, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1982	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1982	Morgan 1 W, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1982	Kukuihaele Hic 199, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1982	Sidney 1SSE, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1982	Fairfax, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1982	Beloit, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1982	Geneva, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1982	Quesnel A, CA	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1982	Shenandoah, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1982	Boylston, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1982	Toronto, CA	daily low max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	141 years	41 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1982. 1982 had 1,070 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	757
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	3