Weather Records on 10 August 2017

636 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 2017. Highest significance: Barrett Meadows, AU.

Key Facts for 10 August 2017

On 10 August 2017, 636 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
318 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 622 daily.
Barrett Meadows set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 10 August 2017.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

636 stations

636 station records on 10 August 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Redmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Little Chorkerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Karralea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Olstappen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gera-Leumnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kyritz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amarillo	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zehdenick	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged (Aut)	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barneveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Siikalatva Kestila	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bay 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vinh	Vietnam	Record low minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Second Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zeitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ustica Island	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minami Daito	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

636 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 157.

Records on 10 August 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 2017 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 10, daily 622.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

520 broken records

Margins by which the 520 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 2017

Top 20 records on 10 August 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 2017	Barrett Meadows, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2017	Woodburn, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2017	Plauen, DE	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	112 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2017	Redmond, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2017	Little Chorkerup, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2017	Farson 2NNE, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2017	Youngs Siding, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2017	Yellanup, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2017	Karralea, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2017	Hugoton, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2017	Denmark, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2017	Red Lake Falls, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2017	Olstappen, NO	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2017	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2017	Gera-Leumnitz, DE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2017	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2017	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2017	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	150 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2017	Kyritz, DE	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2017	Illalangi, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	46 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2017. 2017 had 636 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 2017-08-10: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	467
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1