Weather Records on 15 August 2010

1,622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 2010. Highest significance: Roermond, NL.

Key Facts for 15 August 2010

On 15 August 2010, 1,622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,178 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 23 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,553 daily.
Roermond set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 15 August 2010.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,622 stations

1,622 station records on 15 August 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stein (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Valkenburg (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Schaesberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ubachsberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vaals	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Noorbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kyritz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Troyes-Barberey	France	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stramproy	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kii-Kahuku 911	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montabaur	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cote D Azur	France	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schinnen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper Landing 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bale Mulhouse	France	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Hosterwitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Juliette	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vroomshoop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tonisvorst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Echt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Comatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Numansdorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barendrecht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eersel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,622 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 280, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 898, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 286.

Records on 15 August 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	280
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	898
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 2010 by timescale: all-time 23, monthly 46, daily 1,553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,188 broken records

Margins by which the 1,188 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 2010

Top 20 records on 15 August 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 2010	Roermond, NL	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2010	Aachen, DE	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2010	Stein (L), NL	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2010	Valkenburg (L), NL	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2010	Schaesberg, NL	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2010	Ubachsberg, NL	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2010	Vaals, NL	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2010	Noorbeek, NL	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2010	Wytheville, US	all-time high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2010	Gallipolis, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2010	Kyritz, DE	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2010	Tierra Blanca (Smn), MX	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2010	Walhalla, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	113 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2010	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2010	Troyes-Barberey, FR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2010	Stramproy, NL	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2010	Kii-Kahuku 911, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2010	Palizada, MX	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2010	Montabaur, DE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2010	Osijek, HR	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	81 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 1,622 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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Data for records on 2010-08-15: 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	1,080
10 to 20	62
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2