Weather Records on 3 August 1935

520 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1935. Highest significance: Aliganj, IN.

Key Facts for 3 August 1935

On 3 August 1935, 520 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 504 daily.
Aliganj set a monthly record daily precipitation of 215.4 mm (8.5 in) on 3 August 1935.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

520 stations

520 station records on 3 August 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	215.4 mm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tijara	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheopur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sirmuthra	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dausa	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karauli	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Tract	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lachmangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

520 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 283.

Records on 3 August 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1935 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 504.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1935

Top 20 records on 3 August 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1935	Aliganj, IN	monthly rain	215.4 mm (8.5 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1935	Las Animas, US	daily high min	31.1 C (88.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1935	Angaston, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1935	Ashton 1, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1935	Mount Torrens, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1935	Palmer, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1935	Jaipur Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1935	Nuriootpa, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1935	Ottawa, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1935	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1935	Dingo Vale, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1935	Nairne, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1935	Tijara, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1935	Harrogate, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1935	Thule, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1935	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1935	Collingrove, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1935	Woodside, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1935	Appleton City, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1935	Adelaide (Glen Osmond), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1935. 1935 had 520 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 1935-08-03: 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	378
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1