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Weather Records on 3 August 1913

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1913. Highest significance: Bourke Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 3 August 1913

  • On 3 August 1913, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 13 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 21 daily.
  • Bourke Post Office set a daily record high minimum temperature of 12.7 C (54.9 F) on 3 August 1913.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

21 stations
Weather records on 3 August 1913 21 station records on 3 August 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
21 station records on 3 August 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 August 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature12.7 C (54.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
PoplitahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord low maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley ChaseSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high maximum temperature27.5 C (81.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature22.9 C (73.2 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature26.0 C (78.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
KaarimbaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records
Records on 3 August 1913 by type Records set or tied on 3 August 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 02468Highest daily maximum: 8Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 August 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 3 August 1913 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum8
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 August 1913 by timescale Records on 3 August 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 21. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 21all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 August 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 21.
Records on 3 August 1913 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily21

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 August 1913 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 4.6. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 1: 81 to 2: 42 to 3: 23 to 4: 04 to 5: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 5
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 4.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 August 1913
MarginRecords
0 to 18
1 to 24
2 to 32
3 to 40
4 to 51

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1913
Top 20 records on 3 August 1913 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 August 1913Bourke Post Office, AUdaily high min12.7 C (54.9 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1913Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)31 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1913Ladismith (Tnk), ZAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1913Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1913World Trade Ctr, USdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)39 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1913Casterton (Warrock), AUdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1913Poplitah, AUdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1913Nicosia, CYdaily low max30.0 C (86.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1913Kingston Queens U, CAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1913Sveg, SEdaily high min12.0 C (53.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1913Lakefield, CAdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1913Yardley Chase, ZAdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1913Vastervik, SEdaily high max27.5 C (81.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)18 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1913Sandvig, DKdaily high max22.9 C (73.2 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1913Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily high min11.5 C (52.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1913Stony Mountain, CAdaily high max (Tie)30.6 C (87.1 F)tie31 years3 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1913Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high max (Tie)32.2 C (90.0 F)tie39 years3 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1913Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily low max (Tie)26.0 C (78.8 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1913Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min (Tie)8.9 C (48.0 F)tie0 years1 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1913Kaarimba, AUdaily rain (Tie)4.3 mm (0.17 in)tie12 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 1913
Records on 08-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1913. 1913 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 1913. 1913 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).