Weather Records on 3 August 1924

165 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1924. Highest significance: Meadow Valley Rs, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 1924

On 3 August 1924, 165 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 160 daily.
Meadow Valley Rs set a daily record precipitation of 75.7 mm (3.0 in) on 3 August 1924.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

165 stations

165 station records on 3 August 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

165 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 36.

Records on 3 August 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1924 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 160.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

114 broken records

Margins by which the 114 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1924

Top 20 records on 3 August 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1924	Meadow Valley Rs, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1924	Olney 2S, US	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1924	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1924	Stevens Pt, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1924	Viroqua, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1924	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1924	Richmond, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1924	Columbus 3 NE, US	all-time high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1924	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1924	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1924	Eau Claire, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1924	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1924	Sandford (Maydena), AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1924	Beaufort (Wongan), AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1924	Uman, UA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1924	Newport, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1924	Kissimmee, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1924	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1924	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1924	Columbia Wb City, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	19 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1924. 1924 had 165 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).