Weather Records on 3 August 1953

617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1953. Highest significance: Highmore, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 1953

On 3 August 1953, 617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 261 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 594 daily.
Highmore set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 3 August 1953.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

617 stations

617 station records on 3 August 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Morvi	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	249.4 mm (9.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsa	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	305.1 mm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sairang	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vagra	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dhanora	India	Record daily precipitation	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadra	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mul	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pisangan	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colony	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rewa	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anupgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

617 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 215.

Records on 3 August 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1953 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 594.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 174.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1953

Top 20 records on 3 August 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1953	Highmore, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1953	Manfred, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1953	Morvi, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1953	McCall, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1953	New Meadows Rs, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1953	Joseph, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1953	Belle Fourche, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1953	Victor Harbor Comparison, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1953	Angul, IN	daily rain	249.4 mm (9.8 in)	174.7 mm (6.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1953	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1953	Sirsa, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1953	Brahmapuri, IN	daily rain	305.1 mm (12.0 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1953	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1953	Weslaco, US	daily high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1953	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1953	Armour, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1953	Hettinger, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1953	Sairang, IN	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1953	Nogales, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1953	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	42 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

1815 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1953. 1953 had 617 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 1953-08-03: 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 25	422
25 to 50	29
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1