Weather Records on 3 August 1930

816 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1930. Highest significance: Svirica, RU.

Key Facts for 3 August 1930

On 3 August 1930, 816 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
687 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 74 were all-time records, 94 monthly and 648 daily.
Svirica set a daily record precipitation of 28.8 mm (1.1 in) on 3 August 1930.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

816 stations

816 station records on 3 August 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pomonal Windy Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

816 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 456, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 231, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 97.

Records on 3 August 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	456
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	231
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1930 by timescale: all-time 74, monthly 94, daily 648.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

652 broken records

Margins by which the 652 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1930

Top 20 records on 3 August 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1930	Svirica, RU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1930	Willaura (Yarram Park), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1930	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1930	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1930	Pomonal Windy Ridge, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1930	Macarthur (Glenhuntly), AU	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1930	Sac City, US	all-time high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1930	Storm Lake, US	all-time high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1930	Horton, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1930	Algona, US	all-time high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1930	Humboldt 3 W, US	all-time high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1930	Washington, US	all-time high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1930	Belle Plaine, US	all-time high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1930	Iowa Falls, US	all-time high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1930	Rockwell City, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1930	Carroll, US	all-time high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1930	Decorah, US	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1930	Horton, US	all-time high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1930	Bethany, US	all-time high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1930	Toronto, CA	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	32 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1930. 1930 had 816 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	593
5 to 10	42
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	9
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1