Weather Records on 3 August 1949

415 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1949. Highest significance: Navanagar, IN.

Key Facts for 3 August 1949

On 3 August 1949, 415 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 406 daily.
Navanagar set a daily record precipitation of 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 3 August 1949.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

415 stations

415 station records on 3 August 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Navanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bhuj Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roomal	India	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Siksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mungaoli	India	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dhrangadhra	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gondal	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sukinda	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fernbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Korba	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pondilafa	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chuda	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Phalodi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Naples 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chhipabarod	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Porbandar	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bajag	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

415 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 152.

Records on 3 August 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1949 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 406.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

322 broken records

Margins by which the 322 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1949

Top 20 records on 3 August 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1949	Navanagar, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1949	Bhuj Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1949	Red Rvr, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1949	Roomal, IN	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1949	Siksjo, SE	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1949	Albion, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1949	Mungaoli, IN	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1949	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1949	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1949	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1949	Dhrangadhra, IN	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1949	Quindalup, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1949	Narsingpur, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1949	Gondal, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1949	Amalner, IN	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1949	Sukinda, IN	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1949	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1949	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1949	Davenport, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1949	Copperhill, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	32 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1949. 1949 had 415 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 1949-08-03: 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	291
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2