Weather Records on 3 August 1939

866 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1939. Highest significance: Booligal (Ulonga), AU.

Key Facts for 3 August 1939

On 3 August 1939, 866 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 820 daily.
Booligal (Ulonga) set a daily record precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 3 August 1939.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

866 stations

866 station records on 3 August 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gravatt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Cogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Harbour	India	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

866 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 669.

Records on 3 August 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	669
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1939 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 43, daily 820.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

783 broken records

Margins by which the 783 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1939

Top 20 records on 3 August 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1939	Booligal (Ulonga), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1939	Guy Fawkes 2, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1939	Oatlands Post Office, AU	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1939	Brisbane Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1939	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1939	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1939	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1939	Murarrie Road Csiro, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1939	Miva, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1939	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1939	Dutton Park, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1939	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1939	Rivertree (Myall), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1939	Clunes, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1939	Bendoc Park, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1939	Isis Junction Railway STN, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1939	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1939	Buderim Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1939	Mount Gravatt, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1939	Tiaro, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	51 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1939. 1939 had 866 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1939-08-03: 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	639
20 to 40	99
40 to 60	33
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1