Weather Records on 3 August 1958

389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1958. Highest significance: Susendal, NO.

Key Facts for 3 August 1958

On 3 August 1958, 389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 377 daily.
Susendal set a daily record precipitation of 38.9 mm (1.5 in) on 3 August 1958.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

389 stations

389 station records on 3 August 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sivagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jammalamadugu	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kojaneerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bagalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gangarampur	India	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Anicut	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bijaypur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rasra	India	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jamkhandi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Garu	India	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

389 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 191.

Records on 3 August 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 377.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

291 broken records

Margins by which the 291 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1958

Top 20 records on 3 August 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1958	Susendal, NO	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1958	Tiruppathur, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1958	Sivagiri, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1958	Hungund, IN	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1958	Barton, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1958	Dadupur, IN	daily rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1958	Marree Comparison, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1958	Dharmapuri, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1958	Lalgudi, IN	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1958	Jammalamadugu, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1958	Vallam, IN	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1958	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1958	Kojaneerup, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1958	Muddebihal, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1958	Snowflake, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1958	Xenia 6 SSE, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1958	Burkes Garden, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1958	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1958	Vriddhachalam, IN	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1958	Hvar, HR	daily high max	35.3 C (95.5 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	78 years	39 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1958. 1958 had 389 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 1958-08-03: 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	248
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1