Weather Records on 23 August 2010

1,244 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 2010. Highest significance: Highmarket 2W, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 2010

On 23 August 2010, 1,244 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
737 were record highs and 236 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,206 daily.
Highmarket 2W set a daily record precipitation of 109.7 mm (4.3 in) on 23 August 2010.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,244 stations

1,244 station records on 23 August 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Camden	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Podor	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bramsche	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendale 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Russkaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Severnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guipavas	France	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guaquitepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Claryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Conklingville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chany	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walden 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Candor 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,244 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 303, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 434, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 271.

Records on 23 August 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	303
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	434
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 2010 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 30, daily 1,206.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

926 broken records

Margins by which the 926 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 2010

Top 20 records on 23 August 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 2010	Highmarket 2W, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2010	Camden, US	monthly rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2010	Baldwinsville, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2010	W Pt, US	monthly rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2010	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2010	Lowville, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2010	Skaneateles, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2010	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2010	Podor, SN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 August 2010	Bramsche, DE	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2010	Boonville 4 SSW, US	all-time rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2010	Hooker 12 NNW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2010	Rosendale 2 E, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2010	Tatarsk, RU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2010	Northville, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2010	Bennetts Brg, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2010	Russkaja Poljana, RU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2010	Severnoe, RU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2010	Auburn, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 2010	Old Forge, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	51 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

1802 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2010. 2010 had 1,244 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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Data for records on 2010-08-23: 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	825
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	19
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	3