Weather Records on 10 August 2006

980 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 2006. Highest significance: Wallace, US.

Key Facts for 10 August 2006

On 10 August 2006, 980 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
649 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 940 daily.
Wallace set a monthly record daily precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 10 August 2006.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

980 stations

980 station records on 10 August 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yelabuga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Pumps	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes 10 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogwoud	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cemal	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Purvis 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lidkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jaransk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Soloneshnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

980 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 256, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 393, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 165.

Records on 10 August 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	256
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	393
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 2006 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 32, daily 940.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

668 broken records

Margins by which the 668 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 2006

Top 20 records on 10 August 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 2006	Wallace, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2006	Leola, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2006	Yelabuga, RU	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2006	Black Rvr Pumps, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2006	Quito, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2006	Hillsboro 3 N, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2006	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2006	Fairmont, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2006	Forbes 10 NW, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2006	Jamestown Wwtp, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2006	Pawhuska, US	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2006	Southern Cross, AU	daily high max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2006	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	99 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2006	Cheraw, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2006	Haleyville, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2006	Columbia, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2006	Windsor, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2006	Superior, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2006	Steele 4N, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2006	Waterdale, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	71 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2006. 2006 had 980 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 2006-08-10: 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 10	611
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1