Weather Records on 3 July 1957

589 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1957. Highest significance: Mahalapye, BW.

Key Facts for 3 July 1957

On 3 July 1957, 589 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 538 daily.
Mahalapye set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.1 mm (1.5 in) on 3 July 1957.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

589 stations

589 station records on 3 July 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Forquilha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Campbellford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jamshedpur	India	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Florence at Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Daltonganj	India	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warden (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Upper	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tweedraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lesliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Levy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garu	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balumath	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dwaleni	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bikram	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

589 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 207.

Records on 3 July 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1957 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 43, daily 538.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

459 broken records

Margins by which the 459 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 131.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1957

Top 20 records on 3 July 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1957	Mahalapye, BW	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1957	Rooiberg, ZA	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1957	Harrisville, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1957	Sandbaken, ZA	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1957	Acude Forquilha, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1957	Campbellford, CA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1957	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1957	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1957	Weltevrede, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1957	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1957	Jamshedpur, IN	daily rain	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1957	Florence at Lock, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1957	Daltonganj, IN	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1957	Buxton, GB	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1957	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1957	Potchefstroom Upper, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1957	Tweedraai, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1957	Val (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1957	Devon (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1957	Tweed, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	41 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 589 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 1957-07-03: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	419
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1