Weather Records on 3 July 1920

179 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1920. Highest significance: Somerton (Bective Estate), AU.

Key Facts for 3 July 1920

On 3 July 1920, 179 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 177 daily.
Somerton (Bective Estate) set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 3 July 1920.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

179 stations

179 station records on 3 July 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goorianawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Abbotslea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewongle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelgowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Llangollen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Welbon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

179 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 168.

Records on 3 July 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 177.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

169 broken records

Margins by which the 169 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1920

Top 20 records on 3 July 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1920	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1920	Coonamble (Wingadee), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1920	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1920	Paris, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1920	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1920	Paterson, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1920	Tamworth Airport, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1920	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1920	Boggabri (Milchengowrie), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1920	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1920	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1920	Gamalally, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1920	Moree Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1920	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1920	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1920	Mungindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1920	Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1920	Bomera, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1920	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1920	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	30 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

1793 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 179 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

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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 July 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	115
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1