Weather Records on 10 August 2018

1,018 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 2018. Highest significance: Trondheim - Voll, NO.

Key Facts for 10 August 2018

On 10 August 2018, 1,018 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
741 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 29 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 913 daily.
Trondheim - Voll set a daily record precipitation of 49.3 mm (1.9 in) on 10 August 2018.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,018 stations

1,018 station records on 10 August 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Atnsjoen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Reinli	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sarh	Chad	Record low minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	267.0 mm (10.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tempe Asu	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Leinstrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bardwell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Loken I Volbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Preststulen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pali Golf Course 788.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fokstua	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gol - Stake	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atndalen - Ronningen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eresfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Navarro Mills Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palolo Vly 718	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikne I Osterdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Venabu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Afjord - Momyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vaernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Al III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zugdidi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oksendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Overhalla - Unnset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gogland	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gudermes	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buran	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jormlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,018 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 440, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 301, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 204.

Records on 10 August 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	440
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	301
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 2018 by timescale: all-time 29, monthly 76, daily 913.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

825 broken records

Margins by which the 825 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 2018

Top 20 records on 10 August 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 2018	Trondheim - Voll, NO	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2018	Geilo, NO	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2018	Atnsjoen, NO	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2018	Reinli, NO	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2018	Sarh, TD	daily low min	16.2 C (61.2 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2018	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2018	Loksmyr, NO	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2018	Waiahole 837, US	daily rain	267.0 mm (10.5 in)	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2018	Tempe Asu, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2018	Tunhovd, NO	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	122 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2018	Leinstrand, NO	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2018	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2018	Bardwell Dam, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2018	Loken I Volbu, NO	all-time rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2018	Preststulen, NO	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2018	Pali Golf Course 788.1, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2018	Fokstua, NO	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2018	Gol - Stake, NO	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2018	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2018	Atndalen - Ronningen, NO	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 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

1814 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2018. 2018 had 1,018 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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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 25	803
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1