Weather Records on 10 August 2001

1,192 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 2001. Highest significance: Elkhart, US.

Key Facts for 10 August 2001

On 10 August 2001, 1,192 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
829 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 1,096 daily.
Elkhart set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 10 August 2001.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

1,192 stations

1,192 station records on 10 August 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Belmont 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
W Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Juanillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turuhansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Essex Fells Svc Bldg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norristown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lauchapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sisal	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canandaigua 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,192 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 343, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 486, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 177.

Records on 10 August 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	343
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	486
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 2001 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 78, daily 1,096.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

815 broken records

Margins by which the 815 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 2001

Top 20 records on 10 August 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 2001	Elkhart, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	98 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2001	Belmont 2 SSE, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2001	W Plains, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2001	Abbeville, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2001	Saint Bernard, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2001	Middletown 2 NW, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2001	Dayton Mcd, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2001	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2001	Kelliher, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2001	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2001	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2001	Standish 4NE, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	105 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2001	Presa Valerio Trujano, MX	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2001	Storrs, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2001	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2001	San Juanillo, MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2001	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2001	Ripley, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2001	Caruthersville, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2001	Setauket Strong, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	45 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2001. 2001 had 1,192 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 2001-08-10: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	788
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3