Weather Records on 3 August 1923

149 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1923. Highest significance: Gembrook, AU.

Key Facts for 3 August 1923

On 3 August 1923, 149 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 148 daily.
Gembrook set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 3 August 1923.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

149 stations

149 station records on 3 August 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Killalpaninna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

149 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 45.

Records on 3 August 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 148.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

101 broken records

Margins by which the 101 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1923

Top 20 records on 3 August 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1923	Gembrook, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1923	Addison, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1923	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1923	Greenville, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1923	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1923	Lakefield, CA	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	9 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1923	Saint John, CA	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1923	Stratford, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1923	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1923	Killalpaninna, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1923	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1923	Grenfell, CA	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1923	Bedford, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1923	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1923	Edmonton, CA	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1923	Minnedosa, CA	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1923	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1923	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1923	Marion, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1923	Enosburg Falls, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	18 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1923. 1923 had 149 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 1923-08-03: 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 5	81
5 to 10	11
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1