Weather Records on 3 August 1947

586 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1947. Highest significance: Milan, IT.

Key Facts for 3 August 1947

On 3 August 1947, 586 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
422 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 565 daily.
Milan set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 38.2 C (100.8 F) on 3 August 1947.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

586 stations

586 station records on 3 August 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mossoro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kennecott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bairgania	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manikpur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Meridian 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

586 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 199, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 223, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 120.

Records on 3 August 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	199
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	223
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1947 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 18, daily 565.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 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 1947

Top 20 records on 3 August 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1947	Milan, IT	monthly high max	38.2 C (100.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1947	Boko, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1947	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1947	Tobolsk, RU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1947	Bologna, IT	daily high min	27.0 C (80.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	126 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1947	Louisa 2 S, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1947	Mission 4 W, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1947	Caroleen, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1947	Amenia, US	monthly high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1947	Sheohar, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1947	Mossoro, BR	monthly rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1947	Logan, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1947	Kennecott, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1947	Long Prairie, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1947	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1947	Baunsi, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1947	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	daily high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	53 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1947	Regensburg, DE	monthly high max	34.9 C (94.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1947	Bairgania, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1947	St. Petersburg, RU	daily low min	9.1 C (48.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	27 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1947. 1947 had 586 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 1947-08-03: 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	396
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2