Weather Records on 3 August 2026

1,242 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 2026. Highest significance: Lockport 2SE, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 2026

On 3 August 2026, 1,242 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
978 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 38 were all-time records, 139 monthly and 1,065 daily.
Lockport 2SE set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 3 August 2026.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,242 stations

1,242 station records on 3 August 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	133.5 mm (5.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sendai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Leba	Poland	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sasebo Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	39.1 C (102.4 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
N Tonawanda	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dalecarlia Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gourdon	France	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kure Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emsworth L/D Ohio Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shimonoseki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Canyon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jfk Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fukue	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chuncheon	Korea, South	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,242 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 597, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 381, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 111.

Records on 3 August 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	597
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	381
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 2026 by timescale: all-time 38, monthly 139, daily 1,065.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

947 broken records

Margins by which the 947 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 144.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 2026

Top 20 records on 3 August 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 2026	Lockport 2SE, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	111 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 August 2026	Fukuyama, JP	daily rain	133.5 mm (5.3 in)	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2026	Sendai, JP	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2026	Belchertown, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2026	Leba, PL	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2026	Sasebo Reg Met HQ, JP	all-time high max	39.1 C (102.4 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2026	Manzanillo, MX	daily low min	18.6 C (65.5 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2026	Casa Grande Nm, US	monthly high min	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	115 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2026	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2026	Providence, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2026	N Tonawanda, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2026	Dalecarlia Rsvr, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2026	Talkeetna AP, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2026	Gourdon, FR	daily rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2026	Los Alamos, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2026	Saltillo, MX	daily high max	39.2 C (102.6 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2026	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	140 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2026	Hartford-Bradley Intl AP, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2026	Kure Reg Met HQ, JP	monthly rain	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2026	Murray, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	99 years	47 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2026. 2026 had 1,242 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 2026-08-03: 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	914
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1