Weather Records on 3 August 1954

401 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1954. Highest significance: Douglas Smelter, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 1954

On 3 August 1954, 401 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 388 daily.
Douglas Smelter set a daily record precipitation of 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 3 August 1954.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

401 stations

401 station records on 3 August 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chiplun	India	Record daily precipitation	379.2 mm (14.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Creekside	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stettler	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malvan	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atrauli	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	235.2 mm (9.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Tablelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mandangad	India	Record daily precipitation	305.6 mm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sawantwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dahanu	India	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Umbergaon	India	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

401 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 198.

Records on 3 August 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1954 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 388.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1954

Top 20 records on 3 August 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1954	Douglas Smelter, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1954	Kiruna, SE	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1954	Hillsdown, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1954	Chiplun, IN	all-time rain	379.2 mm (14.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1954	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1954	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1954	Louisburg, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1954	Creekside, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1954	Rajapur, IN	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1954	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1954	Stettler, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1954	Malvan, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1954	Marianna 2 S, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1954	Lock Haven, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1954	Atrauli, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1954	Karkaralinsk, KZ	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1954	Norwalk, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1954	W Pt, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1954	Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1954	Panvel, IN	daily rain	235.2 mm (9.3 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	0 years	31 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1954. 1954 had 401 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 1954-08-03: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	295
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1