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Weather Records on 3 August 1914

24 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1914. Highest significance: Zametchino, RU.

Key Facts for 3 August 1914

  • On 3 August 1914, 24 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 23 daily.
  • Zametchino set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 3 August 1914.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

24 stations
Weather records on 3 August 1914 24 station records on 3 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
24 station records on 3 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 August 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ZametchinoRussiaRecord daily precipitation59.7 mm (2.4 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij NovgorodRussiaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
MicurinskRussiaRecord daily precipitation18.2 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord daily precipitation14.8 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-MaRussiaRecord daily precipitation17.4 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature38.9 C (102.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low maximum temperature16.8 C (62.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

24 records
Records on 3 August 1914 by type Records set or tied on 3 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 9. 035810Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.
Records on 3 August 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 August 1914 by timescale Records on 3 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 23. 0102030all-time: 1monthly: 0daily: 23all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 23.
Records on 3 August 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly0
daily23

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 August 1914 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 40.7. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1610 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
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 40.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 August 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 1016
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1914
Top 20 records on 3 August 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 August 1914Zametchino, RUdaily rain59.7 mm (2.4 in)40.7 mm (1.6 in)32 years52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1914Niznij Novgorod, RUdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)7 years33 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1914Calgary Int'l A, CAall-time high max35.6 C (96.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)20 years30 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1914Kirov, RUdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)15 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1914Micurinsk, RUdaily rain18.2 mm (0.7 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1914Owen Sound, CAdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1914Tranebjerg, DKdaily rain14.8 mm (0.6 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1914Tot-Ma, RUdaily rain17.4 mm (0.7 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)7 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1914Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low max23.9 C (75.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)15 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1914Medicine Hat A, CAdaily high max38.9 C (102.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1914Chatham, CAdaily low max18.3 C (64.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1914Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1914Karlsruhe, DEdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1914Vastervik, SEdaily low max16.8 C (62.2 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)28 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1914Pitea, SEdaily low max12.0 C (53.6 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)7 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1914Tranebjerg, DKdaily high min17.0 C (62.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1914Stonecliffe, CAdaily low min5.6 C (42.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1914Umea, SEdaily low max13.0 C (55.4 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)11 years7 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1914Stony Mountain, CAdaily high max (Tie)30.6 C (87.1 F)tie32 years3 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1914Chicoutimi, CAdaily low min (Tie)7.2 C (45.0 F)tie28 years2 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 1914
Records on 08-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1914. 1914 had 24 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 1914. 1914 had 24 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).