Weather Records on 10 August 2010

1,704 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 2010. Highest significance: Woodhouse, AU.

Key Facts for 10 August 2010

On 10 August 2010, 1,704 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,119 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,624 daily.
Woodhouse set a daily record precipitation of 56.0 mm (2.2 in) on 10 August 2010.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

1,704 stations

1,704 station records on 10 August 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wingfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bruslee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brampton Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newlyn - Cynthia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anselmo 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carfax	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buangor (Biranga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
South Mount Cameron (Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnewin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Bundyulumblah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hornet Bank Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eastmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nes (Ameland)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jiexiu	China	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rjazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cania Gorge Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	39.1 C (102.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	46.6 C (115.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,704 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 350, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 769, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 416.

Records on 10 August 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	350
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	769
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	416
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 2010 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 68, daily 1,624.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,244 broken records

Margins by which the 1,244 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 2010

Top 20 records on 10 August 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 2010	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	88 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2010	Bajool Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2010	Koumala Hatfields Road, AU	daily rain	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2010	Syktyvkar, RU	all-time high min	23.1 C (73.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2010	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2010	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2010	Wingfield, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2010	Elk City 1NE, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2010	Bruslee, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2010	Brampton Island Resort, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2010	Woleebee Nevasa, AU	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2010	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2010	Newlyn - Cynthia, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2010	Ft Morgan, US	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	113 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2010	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	116 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2010	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2010	Anselmo 2 WSW, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2010	Carfax, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2010	Buangor (Biranga), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2010	South Mount Cameron (Gladstone, AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	50 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2010. 2010 had 1,704 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 2010-08-10: 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	1,129
10 to 20	63
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1