Weather Records on 3 August 1933

304 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1933. Highest significance: Viramgam, IN.

Key Facts for 3 August 1933

On 3 August 1933, 304 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 294 daily.
Viramgam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 194.6 mm (7.7 in) on 3 August 1933.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

304 stations

304 station records on 3 August 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Viramgam	India	Record daily precipitation	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pimpalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kalvan	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chandor	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dholera	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Niphad	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cassopolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prantij	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ahwa	India	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Peint	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dapoli	India	Record daily precipitation	200.2 mm (7.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dhandhuka	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dhoraji	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chuda	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pen	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Medha	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baripada	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Igatpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	229.6 mm (9.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alibag-Cvl.Hosp.	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

304 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 185.

Records on 3 August 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 294.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

253 broken records

Margins by which the 253 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1933

Top 20 records on 3 August 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1933	Viramgam, IN	monthly rain	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1933	Sinnar, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1933	Pimpalgaon, IN	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1933	Kalvan, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1933	Chandor, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1933	Veraval, IN	daily rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1933	Kundha (Kailkund), IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1933	Oxford, GB	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1933	Dholera, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1933	Niphad, IN	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1933	Hastings, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1933	Purankot, IN	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1933	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1933	Dindori, IN	monthly rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1933	Keonjhargarh, IN	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1933	Delphi 2 N, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1933	Warren, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1933	Baramba, IN	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1933	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1933	Chatham 2, CA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	33 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1933. 1933 had 304 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 1933-08-03: 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 20	194
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1