Weather Records on 3 August 1941

305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1941. Highest significance: Kishanganj, IN.

Key Facts for 3 August 1941

On 3 August 1941, 305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 299 daily.
Kishanganj set a daily record precipitation of 192.0 mm (7.6 in) on 3 August 1941.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

305 stations

305 station records on 3 August 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Araria	India	Record daily precipitation	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dinhata	India	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mekliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bagaha	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parlakimedi	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bettiah	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tufanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranquille	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

305 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 113.

Records on 3 August 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 299.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

224 broken records

Margins by which the 224 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1941

Top 20 records on 3 August 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1941	Kishanganj, IN	daily rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1941	Maharajganj, IN	daily rain	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1941	Araria, IN	daily rain	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1941	Milnes Landing, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1941	Dinhata, IN	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1941	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1941	Truro Nsac, CA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1941	Mekliganj, IN	daily rain	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1941	Lumberton, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1941	Devala, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1941	Kursk, RU	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1941	Magnolia, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1941	Davenport, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1941	Pendleton Dwtn, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1941	Deer Park AP, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1941	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1941	Colville, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1941	Bagaha, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1941	Parlakimedi, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1941	Bartow 1SE, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	24 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1941. 1941 had 305 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 1941-08-03: 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	202
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3