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Weather Records on 3 August 1888

4 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1888. Highest significance: Praha-Klementinum, CZ.

Key Facts for 3 August 1888

  • On 3 August 1888, 4 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 4 daily.
  • Praha-Klementinum set a daily record low maximum temperature of 15.6 C (60.1 F) on 3 August 1888.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

4 stations
Weather records on 3 August 1888 4 station records on 3 August 1888 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
4 station records on 3 August 1888 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 August 1888: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)40 of 100 (Notable)
MilanItalyRecord low minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation24.5 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord low minimum temperature10.2 C (50.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4 records
Records on 3 August 1888 by type Records set or tied on 3 August 1888 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 01122Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 August 1888 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 3 August 1888 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 August 1888 by timescale Records on 3 August 1888 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4. 01234all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 4all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 August 1888 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4.
Records on 3 August 1888 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily4

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 August 1888 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.4. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 2: 32 to 4: 04 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 August 1888
MarginRecords
0 to 23
2 to 40
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1888
Top 4 records on 3 August 1888 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 August 1888Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)101 years40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1888Milan, ITdaily low min13.3 C (55.9 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)47 years26 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1888Den Helder-1, NLdaily rain24.5 mm (1.0 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1888Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily low min10.2 C (50.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)11 years14 of 100 (Routine)

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 1888
Records on 08-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1888. 1888 had 4 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001815: 11827: 11834: 21835: 11838: 11841: 11847: 11849: 11854: 11855: 21856: 11859: 11868: 11872: 11875: 11876: 11877: 41879: 31880: 11885: 21886: 11887: 21888: 41890: 21891: 11894: 11895: 111896: 31897: 11898: 41899: 61900: 21902: 61903: 121904: 61905: 71906: 201907: 311908: 231909: 211910: 141911: 311912: 681913: 211914: 241915: 491916: 551917: 721918: 711919: 341920: 561921: 1811922: 331923: 1491924: 1651925: 991926: 3001927: 3151928: 3321929: 2071930: 8161931: 3121932: 3191933: 3041934: 4341935: 5201936: 5551937: 3501938: 5421939: 8661940: 2921941: 3051942: 3281943: 5211944: 5301945: 2591946: 3161947: 5861948: 4141949: 4151950: 4451951: 5471952: 3261953: 6171954: 4011955: 7131956: 6401957: 3781958: 3891959: 3601960: 4821961: 6201962: 3591963: 3521964: 8911965: 6791966: 4441967: 3271968: 3681969: 6251970: 3941971: 8911972: 7571973: 7241974: 9061975: 9781976: 8921977: 5441978: 8321979: 4861980: 8001981: 5791982: 7781983: 8071984: 9251985: 6911986: 7501987: 1,1051988: 1,0461989: 8241990: 8451991: 7051992: 8691993: 1,0331994: 9731995: 1,2161996: 9651997: 7091998: 1,4061999: 8932000: 8692001: 1,0212002: 1,0002003: 1,5042004: 9802005: 9122006: 1,5142007: 7502008: 9262009: 7462010: 1,3922011: 1,5182012: 6852013: 5352014: 9602015: 6152016: 6402017: 1,1442018: 1,0342019: 4462020: 7012021: 8362022: 6482023: 1,0402024: 1,4042025: 9291815187719021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1888. 1888 had 4 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-03 in each year
YearRecords
18151
18271
18342
18351
18381
18411
18471
18491
18541
18552
18561
18591
18681
18721
18751
18761
18774
18793
18801
18852
18861
18872
18884
18902
18911
18941
189511
18963
18971
18984
18996
19002
19026
190312
19046
19057
190620
190731
190823
190921
191014
191131
191268
191321
191424
191549
191655
191772
191871
191934
192056
1921181
192233
1923149
1924165
192599
1926300
1927315
1928332
1929207
1930816
1931312
1932319
1933304
1934434
1935520
1936555
1937350
1938542
1939866
1940292
1941305
1942328
1943521
1944530
1945259
1946316
1947586
1948414
1949415
1950445
1951547
1952326
1953617
1954401
1955713
1956640
1957378
1958389
1959360
1960482
1961620
1962359
1963352
1964891
1965679
1966444
1967327
1968368
1969625
1970394
1971891
1972757
1973724
1974906
1975978
1976892
1977544
1978832
1979486
1980800
1981579
1982778
1983807
1984925
1985691
1986750
19871,105
19881,046
1989824
1990845
1991705
1992869
19931,033
1994973
19951,216
1996965
1997709
19981,406
1999893
2000869
20011,021
20021,000
20031,504
2004980
2005912
20061,514
2007750
2008926
2009746
20101,392
20111,518
2012685
2013535
2014960
2015615
2016640
20171,144
20181,034
2019446
2020701
2021836
2022648
20231,040
20241,404
2025929

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).