Weather Records on 10 August 1993

774 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1993. Highest significance: Galva, US.

Key Facts for 10 August 1993

On 10 August 1993, 774 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
310 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 746 daily.
Galva set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 10 August 1993.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

774 stations

774 station records on 10 August 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hemavan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hoting	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Erbogacen	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Pucuato	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Ildelfonso Villa Alta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Obregon (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hof (Stadt)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Siksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ramsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Umfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gail	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campeche (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaarina Yltoinen	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ankeny	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meleuz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dhahran	Saudi Arabia	Record high maximum temperature	48.4 C (119.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ulvoberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stalon_11	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fagerheden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Venice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanchong	China	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

774 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 274.

Records on 10 August 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1993 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 23, daily 746.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

574 broken records

Margins by which the 574 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1993

Top 20 records on 10 August 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1993	Galva, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 August 1993	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1993	Monmouth, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1993	Columbus Junction, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1993	Princeville, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1993	Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1993	Galesburg, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1993	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1993	Hemavan, SE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1993	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1993	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1993	Hoting, SE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1993	Webster City, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1993	Ukiah, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1993	Iowa City, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1993	Kansas City Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1993	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1993	Erbogacen, RU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1993	Jackvik, SE	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1993	Aledo, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	80 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1993. 1993 had 774 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1993-08-10: 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	545
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1