Weather Records on 8 August 2010

1,254 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 2010. Highest significance: Bamberg, DE.

Key Facts for 8 August 2010

On 8 August 2010, 1,254 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
847 were record highs and 220 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 41 were all-time records, 99 monthly and 1,114 daily.
Bamberg set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 8 August 2010.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,254 stations

1,254 station records on 8 August 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Arkona	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tangancicuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Atequiza	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Malmo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huimin	China	Record daily precipitation	154.8 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laukuva	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Soraby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bradenton 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Otaru	Japan	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kuusamo Kiutakongas	Finland	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lycksele_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salvacion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Florida	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lesjofors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reboly	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buckatabon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetsk	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grebbeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kuggoren A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,254 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 317, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 530, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 187.

Records on 8 August 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	317
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	530
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 2010 by timescale: all-time 41, monthly 99, daily 1,114.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

909 broken records

Margins by which the 909 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 2010

Top 20 records on 8 August 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 2010	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 August 2010	Arkona, DE	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 August 2010	Tangancicuaro, MX	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 August 2010	Atequiza, MX	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 August 2010	Malmo, SE	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 August 2010	Ahmadabad, IN	daily rain	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2010	Cuthbert, US	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2010	Lund, SE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	111 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2010	Wupatki Nm, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2010	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2010	Huimin, CN	daily rain	154.8 mm (6.1 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2010	Laukuva, LT	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2010	Soraby, SE	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2010	Bradenton 5 ESE, US	monthly rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2010	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high max	36.2 C (97.2 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2010	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily high min	24.8 C (76.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	116 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2010	Otaru, JP	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2010	Poltava, UA	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2010	Narva, EE	monthly high min	23.1 C (73.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2010	Kuusamo Kiutakongas, FI	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	37 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

1793 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2010. 2010 had 1,254 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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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 2026-10-17 (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	882
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2