Weather Records on 3 August 1915

49 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1915. Highest significance: Toronto, CA.

Key Facts for 3 August 1915

On 3 August 1915, 49 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 48 daily.
Toronto set a daily record precipitation of 78.5 mm (3.1 in) on 3 August 1915.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

49 stations

49 station records on 3 August 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Truro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cottam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

49 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1915 by type: Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 29.

Records on 3 August 1915 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	29
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 48.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

43 broken records

Margins by which the 43 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1915

Top 20 records on 3 August 1915 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1915	Toronto, CA	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1915	Brantford, CA	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1915	Truro, CA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1915	Cottam, CA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1915	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1915	Welland, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1915	Westminster, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1915	La Crosse Wb City, US	monthly low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1915	Mantova, IT	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1915	Peterborough, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1915	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1915	Baku, AZ	daily rain	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1915	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1915	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1915	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1915	Georgetown, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1915	Sydney, CA	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	44 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1915	Dubuque River, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1915	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1915	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	26 years	16 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 1915

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1915. 1915 had 49 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 1915-08-03: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	35
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1