Weather Records on 3 August 1937

350 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1937. Highest significance: New London, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 1937

On 3 August 1937, 350 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 344 daily.
New London set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 3 August 1937.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

350 stations

350 station records on 3 August 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gariabund	India	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thakurdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dhamtari	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jagnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahasamund	India	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taylors Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deobhog	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bhawanipatna	India	Record daily precipitation	197.9 mm (7.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Basudevpur (Eram)	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Padampur	India	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kopiluila	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dumosa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meredith (Wattle Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

350 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 170.

Records on 3 August 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 344.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

273 broken records

Margins by which the 273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1937

Top 20 records on 3 August 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1937	New London, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1937	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1937	Waiopai Rch 256, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1937	Niulii 179, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1937	Gariabund, IN	daily rain	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1937	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1937	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1937	Fort Cochin, IN	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1937	Thakurdwara, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1937	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1937	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1937	Dhamtari, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1937	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1937	Jagnathpur, IN	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1937	Steffenville, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1937	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1937	Lubeck-Werft, DE	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1937	Mahasamund, IN	daily rain	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1937	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1937	Taylors Falls 1 NE, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1937. 1937 had 350 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 1937-08-03: 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	231
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1