Weather Records on 3 August 1921

181 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1921. Highest significance: Waren, DE.

Key Facts for 3 August 1921

On 3 August 1921, 181 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 168 daily.
Waren set a daily record precipitation of 36.6 mm (1.4 in) on 3 August 1921.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

181 stations

181 station records on 3 August 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lock #4	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bullawin Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

181 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 103.

Records on 3 August 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 168.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

155 broken records

Margins by which the 155 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.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1921

Top 20 records on 3 August 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1921	Waren, DE	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1921	Greensboro Lock 7, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1921	Point Pleasant, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1921	Newport, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1921	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1921	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	34.3 C (93.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1921	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	monthly high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1921	Lorne Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1921	Lock #4, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1921	Innsbruck, AT	monthly high min	18.5 C (65.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1921	Sandvig, DK	monthly high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	45 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1921	World Trade Ctr, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1921	Visby_Flygplats, SE	monthly high max	30.3 C (86.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1921	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1921	Philadelphia City, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1921	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	62 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1921	Weissenburg, DE	daily high max	34.1 C (93.4 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1921	Port Albert, AU	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1921	Yarram, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1921	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	34.5 C (94.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	41 years	22 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1921. 1921 had 181 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 1921-08-03: 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	140
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1