Weather Records on 3 July 1950

479 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1950. Highest significance: Scott City, US.

Key Facts for 3 July 1950

On 3 July 1950, 479 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 465 daily.
Scott City set an all-time record daily precipitation of 164.1 mm (6.5 in) on 3 July 1950.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

479 stations

479 station records on 3 July 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nabawa	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Capel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kidder	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vertentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farmersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

479 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 300, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 July 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	300
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1950 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 11, daily 465.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

410 broken records

Margins by which the 410 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1950

Top 20 records on 3 July 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1950	Scott City, US	all-time rain	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1950	Leoti, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1950	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1950	Oxford, GB	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	119 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1950	Dawson, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1950	Logan, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1950	Casey, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1950	Chillicothe 2S, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1950	Chillicothe Radio Kchi, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1950	Nellore, IN	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1950	Kotkhai, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1950	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1950	Soltau, DE	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1950	Lake Moraine, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1950	Warsaw, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1950	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1950	Atmakur, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1950	Vardoe, NO	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1950	Isabela Substn, PR	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1950	Windsor, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 479 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 1950-07-03: 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 10	348
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1