Weather Records on 3 August 1926

300 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1926. Highest significance: North Adelaide, AU.

Key Facts for 3 August 1926

On 3 August 1926, 300 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 294 daily.
North Adelaide set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 3 August 1926.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

300 stations

300 station records on 3 August 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colton (Boola Boola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

300 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 86.

Records on 3 August 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 294.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

229 broken records

Margins by which the 229 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1926

Top 20 records on 3 August 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1926	North Adelaide, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1926	Elliston, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1926	Stokes, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1926	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1926	Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1926	Hambantota, LK	monthly low max	25.2 C (77.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1926	Colton (Boola Boola), AU	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1926	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1926	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1926	Keene, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1926	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1926	Belvidere, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1926	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1926	Beardsley, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1926	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1926	Coulta, AU	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	7 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1926	Washington, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1926	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily low min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1926	Philadelphia City, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1926	Philadelphia City, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	23 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1926. 1926 had 300 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 1926
Margin	Records
0 to 5	196
5 to 10	17
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	1