Weather Records on 3 August 1950

445 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1950. Highest significance: Hano_A, SE.

Key Facts for 3 August 1950

On 3 August 1950, 445 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 281 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 442 daily.
Hano_A set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 3 August 1950.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

445 stations

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

Weather records on 3 August 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ferozepur Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roebling	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mogoca	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muktesar	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kuraby Beenleigh Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rosera	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kulpahar	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur City	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haringhata	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Etah	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

445 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 163, Heaviest daily rainfall 122.

Records on 3 August 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	163
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 442.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

329 broken records

Margins by which the 329 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1950

Top 20 records on 3 August 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1950	Hano_A, SE	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1950	Ferozepur Sadar, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1950	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1950	Trenton 2, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1950	Trenton, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1950	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1950	Roebling, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1950	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1950	Varberg, SE	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1950	Dannemora, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1950	Philadelphia Shawmont, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1950	Mogoca, RU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1950	George School, US	all-time rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1950	Trenton 2, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1950	De Bilt, NL	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1950	Neshaminy Falls, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1950	Graham, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1950	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1950	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1950	Avon Park 2 W, US	monthly low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	19 years	30 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1950. 1950 had 445 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 1950-08-03: 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	299
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2