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Weather Records on 3 August 1903

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1903. Highest significance: Maitland West, AU.

Key Facts for 3 August 1903

  • On 3 August 1903, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Maitland West set a daily record precipitation of 24.4 mm (1.0 in) on 3 August 1903.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 3 August 1903 12 station records on 3 August 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 3 August 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 August 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.9 mm (1.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)GermanyRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation14.1 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
LichtentanneGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.8 mm (1.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells LineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 3 August 1903 by type Records set or tied on 3 August 1903 by type: Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 August 1903 by type: Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 3 August 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 August 1903 by timescale Records on 3 August 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 August 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 3 August 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 August 1903 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.5. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 2: 12 to 4: 44 to 6: 36 to 8: 28 to 10: 110 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 August 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 21
2 to 44
4 to 63
6 to 82
8 to 101
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1903
Top 12 records on 3 August 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 August 1903Maitland West, AUdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1903Halifax, CAdaily low min7.2 C (45.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1903Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1903Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain39.9 mm (1.6 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1903Chatham, CAdaily low min5.6 C (42.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1903Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DEdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)18 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1903Fredericton Unb, CAdaily low min6.1 C (43.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1903Truro, CAdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)14 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1903Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily rain14.1 mm (0.6 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)7 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1903Lichtentanne, DEdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1903Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain47.8 mm (1.9 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)3 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1903Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)13 years11 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 1903
Records on 08-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1903. 1903 had 12 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: 3131932: 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: 9612015: 6152016: 6402017: 1,1442018: 1,0392019: 4512020: 7082021: 8412022: 6542023: 1,0442024: 1,4012025: 9292026: 1,2421815187719021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1903. 1903 had 12 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
1931313
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
2014961
2015615
2016640
20171,144
20181,039
2019451
2020708
2021841
2022654
20231,044
20241,401
2025929
20261,242

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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 (2026-10-15).