Weather Records on 10 August 2008

871 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 2008. Highest significance: Fall Rvr Lake, US.

Key Facts for 10 August 2008

On 10 August 2008, 871 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
232 were record highs and 399 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 827 daily.
Fall Rvr Lake set a daily record precipitation of 108.2 mm (4.3 in) on 10 August 2008.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

871 stations

871 station records on 10 August 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fact 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kanevka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Berryville 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alta Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bushong 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hailun	China	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mayo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ghost Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huailai	China	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
C.A.E. la Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Khmelnytskyi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thrall 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Duolun	China	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ratcliff	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Council Grove Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tian-Shan	Kyrgyzstan	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virgil	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

871 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 204, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 195, Heaviest daily rainfall 240.

Records on 10 August 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	204
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	195
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 2008 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 38, daily 827.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

629 broken records

Margins by which the 629 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 2008

Top 20 records on 10 August 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 2008	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	107 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2008	Ft Smith Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2008	Sedan, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	93 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2008	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2008	Independence, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2008	Spavinaw, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2008	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	131 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2008	Fact 3W, US	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2008	Poona, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	107 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2008	Redig 11 NE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2008	Blue Rapids, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2008	Kanevka, RU	all-time rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2008	Berryville 6 NW, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2008	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2008	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2008	Clay Ctr, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2008	Howard 2SE, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2008	Manhattan, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2008	Seligman, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2008	Claremore 2 ENE, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	48 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2008. 2008 had 871 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 2008-08-10: 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	545
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2