Weather Records on 3 July 1942

428 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1942. Highest significance: Barramunga, AU.

Key Facts for 3 July 1942

On 3 July 1942, 428 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 418 daily.
Barramunga set a daily record precipitation of 54.1 mm (2.1 in) on 3 July 1942.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

428 stations

428 station records on 3 July 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Yandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gulah(Gula)	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pisangan	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ram/Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bhainswal	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bari	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bissem-Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Puralka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Latehar	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mahwa (Mahwar)	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ambikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Balanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bulandshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baseri	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

428 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 211.

Records on 3 July 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1942 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 418.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

366 broken records

Margins by which the 366 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1942

Top 20 records on 3 July 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1942	Barramunga, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1942	Port Kenny (Yandra), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1942	Bainbridge, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1942	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1942	Armagh, GB	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1942	Gulah(Gula), IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1942	Nelson, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1942	Pisangan, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1942	Brockton, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1942	Eastport, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1942	Ram/Udayagiri, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1942	Aligarh, IN	all-time rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1942	Bhainswal, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1942	Seward AP, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1942	Bari, IN	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1942	Mahackala, RU	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1942	Hanover, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1942	Haleakala Rch 432, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1942	Bhikapur, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1942	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	31 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

1793 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 428 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

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Data for records on 1942-07-03: 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	327
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1