Weather Records on 3 August 1912

68 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1912. Highest significance: Sale, AU.

Key Facts for 3 August 1912

On 3 August 1912, 68 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 68 daily.
Sale set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 3 August 1912.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

68 stations

68 station records on 3 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Merungle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

68 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 27.

Records on 3 August 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 68.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

54 broken records

Margins by which the 54 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1912

Top 20 records on 3 August 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1912	Sale, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1912	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1912	Oxford, GB	daily low min	5.1 C (41.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1912	Gavle, SE	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1912	Yarmouth, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1912	Washington, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1912	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1912	Hamilton, CA	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1912	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1912	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1912	Kalmar_D, SE	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1912	Yarrawonga Post Office, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1912	Brome, CA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1912	Boomanoomana, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1912	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1912	Hoburg, SE	daily rain	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1912	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1912	Armagh, GB	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1912	Welland, CA	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1912	Galway, IE	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	27 years	19 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 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1912. 1912 had 68 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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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	42
5 to 10	4
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1