Weather Records on 3 August 1946

316 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1946. Highest significance: Nashville 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 1946

On 3 August 1946, 316 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 308 daily.
Nashville 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 83.1 mm (3.3 in) on 3 August 1946.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

316 stations

316 station records on 3 August 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Navapur	India	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
White River Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vadgaon (Maval)	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jhaldah(Jhalda)	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duck Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nagode	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sabalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bulsar Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sakri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Daltonganj	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chopda	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Junnar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dahanu	India	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Silli	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bansda	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalol	India	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glencliff	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mayfield 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shimoga	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ajaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch Fibrebrd Mills	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kassuli	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

316 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 116.

Records on 3 August 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 308.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

248 broken records

Margins by which the 248 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1946

Top 20 records on 3 August 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1946	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1946	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1946	Nandurbar, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1946	Navapur, IN	daily rain	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1946	White River Junction, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1946	Berlin, US	monthly rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1946	Vadgaon (Maval), IN	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1946	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1946	Jhaldah(Jhalda), IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1946	Patan, IN	daily rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1946	Duck Hill, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1946	Nagode, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1946	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1946	North Bridgton, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1946	Sabalgarh, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1946	Satara, IN	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1946	Bulsar Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1946	Brinkley, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1946	Sakri, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1946	Titusville, US	monthly low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1946. 1946 had 316 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 1946-08-03: 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	210
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1