Weather Records on 3 August 1906

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1906. Highest significance: Falun, SE.

Key Facts for 3 August 1906

On 3 August 1906, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 20 daily.
Falun set a daily record precipitation of 57.6 mm (2.3 in) on 3 August 1906.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

20 stations

20 station records on 3 August 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.

Records on 3 August 1906 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	6
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records

Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1906

Top 20 records on 3 August 1906 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1906	Falun, SE	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1906	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1906	Uccle, BE	daily high min	17.9 C (64.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1906	Milan, IT	daily high max	36.0 C (96.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1906	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1906	Salzburg, AT	daily high max	33.2 C (91.8 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1906	Quebec, CA	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1906	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high max	33.1 C (91.6 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	1 year	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1906	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	15 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1906	Escanaba, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1906	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high max	34.0 C (93.2 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	0 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1906	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	27 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1906	Parry Sound, CA	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	21 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1906	Vestervig, DK	daily high max	25.7 C (78.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	27 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1906	Parry Sound, CA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	15 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1906	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	15 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1906	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	12 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1906	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	10 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1906	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high min (Tie)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	tie	34 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1906	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high min (Tie)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	tie	26 years	2 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 1906

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1906. 1906 had 20 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 1906-08-03: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 August 1906
Margin	Records
0 to 10	15
10 to 20	1
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1