Weather Records on 3 August 1936

555 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1936. Highest significance: Fergana, UZ.

Key Facts for 3 August 1936

On 3 August 1936, 555 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 541 daily.
Fergana set a monthly record daily precipitation of 26.5 mm (1.0 in) on 3 August 1936.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

555 stations

555 station records on 3 August 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yalpunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osbornes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barjarg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wapweelah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla Sharon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tullibigeal (Wattle Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ram/Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Black Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonkatch	India	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bodangora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang South Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Channel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bolaram	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bundi	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ruffy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

555 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 333.

Records on 3 August 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	333
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1936 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 541.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

464 broken records

Margins by which the 464 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1936

Top 20 records on 3 August 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1936	Fergana, UZ	monthly rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1936	Karesuando, SE	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1936	Cobar (Tindarey), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1936	Ingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1936	Yalpunga, AU	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1936	Tibooburra (Olive Downs), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1936	Parker, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1936	Osbornes Flat, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1936	Louth (Bloxham Street), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1936	Tangley, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1936	Deniliquin Norwood, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1936	Wanganella General Store, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1936	Barjarg, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1936	Umea, SE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1936	Zametchino, RU	all-time high min	21.2 C (70.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1936	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1936	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1936	Wapweelah, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1936	Benalla Sharon, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1936	Tullibigeal (Wattle Park), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1936. 1936 had 555 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 1936-08-03: 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	377
10 to 20	60
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1