Weather Records on 3 August 2025

929 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 2025. Highest significance: Pokolbin (Ben Ean), AU.

Key Facts for 3 August 2025

On 3 August 2025, 929 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
357 were record highs and 277 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 860 daily.
Pokolbin (Ben Ean) set a daily record precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 3 August 2025.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

929 stations

929 station records on 3 August 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Lord Howe Island Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Chichester Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Enontekio Nakkala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Toorooka (Moparrabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cessnock Airport AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Carrow Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Paterson (Tocal AWS)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fet I Eidfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Allyn Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bencubbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wisemans Ferry (Old Po)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Green Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zilair	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans (Espie St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle (Keeva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Danglemah (Rutherglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kulnura (Mangrove Creek Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bulga (Down Town)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog - Main Creek (Yeranda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Putty Tea Rooms	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Katsuura	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan (Ravencroft)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morrison (Branga Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Tipperary)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Turner 11N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Partizansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kuring-Gai (Ledora Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rome R B Russell AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrowitch (Maretto)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

929 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 191, Highest daily minimum 244, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 295.

Records on 3 August 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	191
Highest daily minimum	244
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 2025 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 52, daily 860.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

765 broken records

Margins by which the 765 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 2025

Top 20 records on 3 August 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 2025	Pokolbin (Ben Ean), AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2025	Lord Howe Island Aero, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2025	Maroota ( Roberts Road), AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2025	Chichester Dam, AU	monthly rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2025	Enontekio Nakkala, FI	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2025	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2025	Toorooka (Moparrabah), AU	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2025	Cessnock Airport AWS, AU	monthly rain	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2025	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	118 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2025	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2025	Gresford Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2025	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2025	Doyles Creek (Wood Park), AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2025	Carrow Brook, AU	monthly rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2025	Paterson (Tocal AWS), AU	monthly rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2025	Fet I Eidfjord, NO	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2025	Dungog Post Office, AU	monthly rain	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	113 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2025	Elderslie, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2025	Upper Allyn Township, AU	monthly rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2025	Bencubbin, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	56 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

1815 to 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2025. 2025 had 929 records.

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

Records on 08-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1834	2
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1847	1
1849	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1868	1
1872	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	4
1879	3
1880	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1890	2
1891	1
1894	1
1895	11
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1902	6
1903	12
1904	6
1905	7
1906	20
1907	31
1908	23
1909	21
1910	14
1911	31
1912	68
1913	21
1914	24
1915	49
1916	55
1917	72
1918	71
1919	34
1920	56
1921	181
1922	33
1923	149
1924	165
1925	99
1926	300
1927	315
1928	332
1929	207
1930	816
1931	313
1932	319
1933	304
1934	434
1935	520
1936	555
1937	350
1938	542
1939	866
1940	292
1941	305
1942	328
1943	521
1944	530
1945	259
1946	316
1947	586
1948	414
1949	415
1950	445
1951	547
1952	326
1953	617
1954	401
1955	713
1956	640
1957	378
1958	389
1959	360
1960	482
1961	620
1962	359
1963	352
1964	891
1965	679
1966	444
1967	327
1968	368
1969	625
1970	394
1971	891
1972	757
1973	724
1974	906
1975	978
1976	892
1977	544
1978	832
1979	486
1980	800
1981	579
1982	778
1983	807
1984	925
1985	691
1986	750
1987	1,105
1988	1,046
1989	824
1990	845
1991	705
1992	869
1993	1,033
1994	973
1995	1,216
1996	965
1997	709
1998	1,406
1999	893
2000	869
2001	1,021
2002	1,000
2003	1,504
2004	980
2005	912
2006	1,514
2007	750
2008	926
2009	746
2010	1,392
2011	1,518
2012	685
2013	535
2014	961
2015	615
2016	640
2017	1,144
2018	1,039
2019	451
2020	708
2021	841
2022	654
2023	1,044
2024	1,401
2025	929
2026	1,242

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Data for records on 2025-08-03: 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	637
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	34
30 to 40	21
40 to 50	12
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	1