Weather Records on 10 August 2020

816 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 2020. Highest significance: Ljungby, SE.

Key Facts for 10 August 2020

On 10 August 2020, 816 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
462 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 792 daily.
Ljungby set a daily record precipitation of 55.0 mm (2.2 in) on 10 August 2020.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

816 stations

816 station records on 10 August 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Aby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wombeyan Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nagqu	China	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown (Kentlyn (Georges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elfin Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Congewai (Greenock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barrengarry (the Old School Ho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ufa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Big Hill (Glen Dusk)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marrickville Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Booalbyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ytiniche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hakea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marbling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Honavar	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aasufou	American Samoa [United States]	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amery Acres	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Samary	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seven Hills (Collins St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kolezma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (the Pie Shop)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berrima West (Medway (Wombat C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mataranka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gari	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innadong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Clarine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

816 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 311.

Records on 10 August 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 2020 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 15, daily 792.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

693 broken records

Margins by which the 693 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 2020

Top 20 records on 10 August 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 2020	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2020	Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2020	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	76 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2020	Aby, SE	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2020	Bundanoon Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2020	Wombeyan Caves, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2020	Snowball, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	122 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2020	Nagqu, CN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2020	Makaweli 965, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	111 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2020	Lithgow (Cooerwull), AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2020	Campbelltown (Kentlyn (Georges, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2020	Bettowynd (Condry), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	122 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2020	Elfin Cove, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2020	Jacksonville, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2020	Congewai (Greenock), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2020	Kem-Port, RU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2020	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2020	Barrengarry (the Old School Ho, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2020	Urana Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2020	Ufa, RU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	52 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2020. 2020 had 816 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 2020-08-10: 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 20	620
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1