Weather Records on 3 August 1917

72 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1917. Highest significance: Ljungby, SE.

Key Facts for 3 August 1917

On 3 August 1917, 72 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 68 daily.
Ljungby set a daily record precipitation of 37.0 mm (1.5 in) on 3 August 1917.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

72 stations

72 station records on 3 August 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conoble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tyntynder Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wunnamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Outalpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Roseberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boola Boolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Merungle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough (Dawson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

72 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 53.

Records on 3 August 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1917 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 68.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

56 broken records

Margins by which the 56 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1917

Top 20 records on 3 August 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1917	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1917	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1917	Vinga, SE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1917	Anticosti SW Point, CA	all-time high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1917	Benjeroop (Davey), AU	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1917	Euston Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1917	Conoble, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1917	Portarlington, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1917	Carrieton (Yackara), AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1917	Coulta, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1917	Arumpo, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1917	Swan Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1917	Quorn (Olive Grove), AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1917	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1917	Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	10 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1917	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1917	Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	4 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1917	Tyntynder Station, AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1917	Warwick Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1917	Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station), AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	2 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1917. 1917 had 72 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 August 1917
Margin	Records
0 to 5	42
5 to 10	9
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	1