Weather Records on 3 August 1957

378 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1957. Highest significance: Simcoe, CA.

Key Facts for 3 August 1957

On 3 August 1957, 378 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
204 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 367 daily.
Simcoe set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 3 August 1957.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

378 stations

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

Weather records on 3 August 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alberni	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jamkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nenzel 20 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yellavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Falakata Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Angamacutiro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thetford Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seodha(Seondha)	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Apache Powder Company	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Courtenay Puntledge Bchp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

378 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 130.

Records on 3 August 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 367.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

238 broken records

Margins by which the 238 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1957

Top 20 records on 3 August 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1957	Simcoe, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1957	Powell River, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1957	Ahmadnagar, IN	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1957	Colorado City, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1957	Pana, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1957	Port Alberni, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1957	Cluj Napoca, RO	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1957	St Tite, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1957	Damoh, IN	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1957	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1957	Rush 1N, US	all-time rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1957	Trenton 2, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1957	Kurgan, RU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1957	Supply 1 E, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1957	Barrie, CA	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1957	Damra, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1957	Tindivanam, IN	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1957	Minden, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1957	Southampton, CA	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	66 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1957	Jamkhed, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	29 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1957. 1957 had 378 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 1957-08-03: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 August 1957
Margin	Records
0 to 10	198
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1