One of the things that makes baseball so unique is the impact that weather has on the sport. Roughly 2-3% of all Major League Baseball games are either delayed or postponed due to the weather.

Here are the top 10 games that were impacted by Mother Nature:

10. 'The Snow Game' In Yankee Stadium

April 9, 1996: The New York Yankees played host to the Kansas City Royals in the 1996 home opener in the Bronx. The game, which was played in the snow, had game-time temperatures in the low to mid-30s. A local National Weather Service station recorded less than an inch of snow.

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This game was not called due to the weather, but many early-season games that season were. It's a good thing for Yankees fans that it was not canceled. Legendary manager Joe Torre won his first home opener as the Yankees' skipper, and future Hall of Fame shortstop Derek Jeter hit his first career home run in the fifth inning. The Yankees won the game 7-3.

9. Record Heat In Arlington, Texas

Everything is bigger in Texas, right? The two hottest Major League Baseball games on record both took place in Arlington, Texas. Both games, June 27, 1980 and Aug. 26, 1988, reached 109 degrees during the game. The heat must be a home-field advantage, because the Rangers won both games.

The Rangers' starting pitchers in both games (Gaylord Perry in 1980 and Paul Kilgus in 1988) were masterful, with Perry going the distance in a 5-0 shutout, and Kilgus giving up just one run in 8-plus innings of work in a 5-1 victory.

8. Longest Rain Delay In MLB History

Aug. 12, 1990: The longest rain delay in Major League Baseball history lasted an incredible 7 hours and 23 minutes in the game between the Texas Rangers and Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Field in Chicago. Local reports say about an inch and a half of rain fell that day in the Windy City. The game was eventually postponed and rescheduled as part of a doubleheader in Arlington, Texas, later in the month.

Why did they wait so long to call the game? White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf said afterward that "the weatherman kept saying it'd stop."

7. Snow Cancels Fenway Park Home Opener

April 14, 1953: Snow canceled the Boston Red Sox home opener at Fenway Park. Red Sox ace pitcher Mel Parnell, who was scheduled to pitch that day, famously showed up at the stadium with skis on and threw some snowballs. According to the New York Times, Parnell, who was from Louisiana, had never thrown a snowball before that day.

The National Weather Service reported that the city of Boston saw nearly 2 inches of snow in the days leading up to the game.

6. 'The Storm Game' In St. Louis

July 19, 2006: A powerful derecho hit St. Louis, Missouri, delaying the start of the game between the Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals by two hours and 12 minutes. Inside the stadium, 30 people were injured as a result of the strong weather.

The storm hit the city hard, with wind gusts up to 59 mph that night. Roughly 500,000 homes and businesses lost power due to the storm. The heat was also an issue, with a high of 100 degrees.

When all was said and done, the game was eventually played, with the Cardinals prevailing, 8-3.

5. Coldest World Series Game Ever

Oct. 22, 1997: Game 4 of the 1997 World Series was the coldest Fall Classic game ever at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio. At the start of the game, the conditions were wet with a temperature just above freezing at 38 degrees. That, paired with a swirling 15 mph wind from left to right, had the players, coaches and umpires bundled up for what should have been called a "winter classic."

The wind chills for the game were as low as 18 degrees. The Indians won the game 10-3, but the Marlins eventually won the series for the organization's first World Series championship.

As for the temperature in Miami on that brutally cold day in Cleveland? The high was 84 degrees in sunny South Florida.

4. Snow Cancels Home Cleveland's Home Opener

April 6, 2007: Meanwhile, conditions were even worse 10 years later in Cleveland. Snow canceled the Indians' 2007 home opener against the Seattle Mariners, just one out shy of an official game. Snow delayed the start of the game by nearly an hour, and three other delays happened, totaling roughly two hours throughout the snow-plagued game.

Snow did not just impact the home opener. The Indians were forced to cancel the rest of the series against the Mariners before relocating their next series altogether. The Indians and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim played that next series in Milwaukee.

Between April 4 and 9, a foot of snow was dumped on the city of Cleveland — hardly baseball weather.

3. Hurricane Irene Curves Up Eastern Seaboard

Aug. 28, 2011: Hurricane Irene caused six MLB games to be canceled in Philadelphia, New York (two games), Baltimore (two games) and Boston. The storm, which caused widespread and devastating flooding across New England, did a number up and down the East Coast. Philadelphia (5-6 inches), New York (5-7 inches), Baltimore (3-5 inches) and Boston (1-2 inches) all received heavy rain that weekend.

Baseball wasn't the only sport impacted by Irene. A National Football League preseason game was postponed, the Barclays golf tournament was shortened and three Major League Soccer games were postponed.

2. Extra-Inning Rain Delay In World Series Game 7

Nov. 2, 2016: There is nothing more dramatic than a Game 7. Except maybe a Game 7 in extra innings. The Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians were tied 6-6 in the 10th inning of the final game of the 2016 season when Mother Nature decided to slide into the picture.

The result was a 17-minute rain delay that made the championship game all the more dramatic. What followed was historic for the city of Chicago. The Cubs scored two runs in the top of the 10th inning, which eventually led to the 8-7 win, giving the North Siders their first World Series title in 108 years.

1. World Series Clincher Suspended Because Of Rain

Oct. 27, 2008: Mother Nature decided to put a hold on things in Game 5 of the 2008 Fall Classic as the game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Philadelphia Phillies literally stretched over the span of three days when commissioner Bud Selig decided in the 6th inning to make it the first game ever suspended in World Series play. Rain continued to fall the next day, and the game ultimately finished two days later on October 29.

Selig, who was in Philadelphia for the game, said he did not want to call the game early, which technically was a possibility with the Phillies leading 2-1 after five innings of play.

"There is no way I would have let a World Series game end that way." He added, "I would have delayed it until Thanksgiving if I had to."

Rain had been an issue already in the series. Game 3 started 91 minutes late due to rain on Saturday night, and did not end until early Sunday. After squeezing in Game 4 on Sunday night, the Phillies were hoping to clinch on Monday night in Game 5.

In total, 89% of the total monthly rainfall for Philadelphia fell from Saturday to Tuesday of that week, with nearly 2 inches of rain recorded.

In addition to the rain, it was also a very cold late October night in Philadelphia. With temperatures around 40 degrees, some of the players on the field opted for specially made hats that had ear flaps sewn onto them. These hats, created by New Era, were never worn during a Major League Baseball game before.

In the end, the Phillies topped the Rays 4-3 in the three-day affair to secure their second World Series title, and first in 25 years.

Honorable Mention: World Series Stopped By Earthquake

Oct. 17, 1989: The Loma Prieta Earthquake shook the Bay Area at 5:04 p.m. local time, about 30 minutes prior to the start of Game 3 of the 1989 World Series between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants. The 6.9-magnitude quake shook during the pregame show on ABC, which famously had commentators Al Michaels and Tim McCarver break the news on national television.

The earthquake ultimately caused 63 deaths and 3,757 injuries, but could have been more devastating had the game not been taking place. Many Bay Area residents were off the roads, planning to watch the World Series, which limited the number of vehicles on the road.

The series was stopped for 10 days, which is the longest delay in World Series history. Eventually, the Athletics swept the Giants four games to none.