Weather Records on 3 August 1927

315 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1927. Highest significance: Waukomis, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 1927

On 3 August 1927, 315 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 223 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 300 daily.
Waukomis set a daily record precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 3 August 1927.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

315 stations

315 station records on 3 August 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Laramie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

315 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 57.

Records on 3 August 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 300.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1927

Top 20 records on 3 August 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1927	Waukomis, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1927	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1927	Washington 1 W, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1927	Medicine Lodge, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1927	Sedan, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1927	N Loup, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1927	Pratt 3NW, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1927	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1927	Ladner, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1927	Jeffersonville, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1927	Lexington, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1927	Appleton City, US	monthly low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1927	Pakri, EE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1927	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1927	Pocahontas 1, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1927	Yates Ctr, US	monthly low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1927	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1927	Steveston, CA	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1927	Tuddal, NO	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1927	Grenola 1 N, US	monthly low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	19 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1927. 1927 had 315 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 1927-08-03: 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	226
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1