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Weather Records on 3 August 1909

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1909. Highest significance: Port Albert, AU.

Key Facts for 3 August 1909

  • On 3 August 1909, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Port Albert set a monthly record daily precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 3 August 1909.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

21 stations
Weather records on 3 August 1909 21 station records on 3 August 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
21 station records on 3 August 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 August 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Port AlbertAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low maximum temperature17.4 C (63.3 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature8.1 C (46.6 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature15.1 C (59.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature14.2 C (57.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
BerrybankAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation10.6 mm (0.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records
Records on 3 August 1909 by type Records set or tied on 3 August 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 035810Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 10Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 August 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 3 August 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum10
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 August 1909 by timescale Records on 3 August 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 August 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 20.
Records on 3 August 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 August 1909 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.8. Ties are not counted. 02460.0 to 0.5: 30.5 to 1.0: 51.0 to 1.5: 31.5 to 2.0: 12.0 to 2.5: 12.5 to 3.0: 20.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.52.5 to 3.0
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 August 1909
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.53
0.5 to 1.05
1.0 to 1.53
1.5 to 2.01
2.0 to 2.51
2.5 to 3.02

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1909
Top 20 records on 3 August 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 August 1909Port Albert, AUmonthly rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)17 years24 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1909Uccle, BEdaily low max17.4 C (63.3 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)59 years24 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1909Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low max8.3 C (46.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)36 years22 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1909Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max8.1 C (46.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)45 years21 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1909Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max9.4 C (48.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)38 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1909Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max10.6 C (51.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1909Dalhousie, CAdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1909Bamberg, DEdaily low max15.1 C (59.2 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1909Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1909Sandvig, DKdaily low max14.2 C (57.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1909Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)20 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1909Berrybank, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)13 years7 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1909Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1909Helmond, NLdaily rain10.6 mm (0.4 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1909Port Arthur, CAdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)3 years4 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1909Washington, USdaily low max (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie33 years3 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1909Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high min (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie29 years2 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1909Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily high min (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie27 years2 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1909San Diego Wbo, USdaily low max (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie21 years2 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1909Charlottetown, CAdaily high max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie9 years1 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 1909
Records on 08-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1909. 1909 had 21 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 1909. 1909 had 21 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).