Weather Records on 3 August 1940

292 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1940. Highest significance: Moga, IN.

Key Facts for 3 August 1940

On 3 August 1940, 292 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 289 daily.
Moga set an all-time record daily precipitation of 154.2 mm (6.1 in) on 3 August 1940.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

292 stations

292 station records on 3 August 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Little Sioux	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edithville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Contai	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malpura	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jallesore	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashta	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atru	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rewari	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Antah	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kealakekua 2 28.7	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tonk	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beri(Berikhas)	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

292 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 131.

Records on 3 August 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1940 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 289.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

240 broken records

Margins by which the 240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1940

Top 20 records on 3 August 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1940	Moga, IN	all-time rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1940	Willcox, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1940	Amenia, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1940	Waukomis, US	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1940	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1940	Little Sioux, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1940	Edithville, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1940	Bahragora, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1940	Contai, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1940	Malpura, IN	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1940	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1940	Jallesore, IN	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1940	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1940	Koshkonong, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1940	Ashta, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1940	Wai, IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1940	Bee Branch, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1940	Natchez, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1940	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	51 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1940	Weissenburg, DE	daily low min	6.3 C (43.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	54 years	28 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1940. 1940 had 292 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 1940-08-03: 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	188
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2