Weather Records on 3 August 1959

360 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1959. Highest significance: Kamferskraal, ZA.

Key Facts for 3 August 1959

On 3 August 1959, 360 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 155 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 358 daily.
Kamferskraal set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 3 August 1959.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

360 stations

360 station records on 3 August 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Khargram	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sikandra Rao	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hunterganj	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kerakat	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manina (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Patiala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Spring 1 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Hall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

360 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 119.

Records on 3 August 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 358.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

272 broken records

Margins by which the 272 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1959

Top 20 records on 3 August 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1959	Kamferskraal, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1959	Khargram, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1959	Lansing, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1959	Pocahontas, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1959	Mc Clusky, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1959	Sikandra Rao, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1959	Bomnak, RU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1959	Caledonia, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1959	McBride 4SE, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1959	Valemount, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1959	Quindalup, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1959	Kapuskasing Cda, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1959	Hunterganj, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1959	Kerakat, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1959	Branxholme, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1959	Hammond, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1959	Estevan Point, CA	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1959	Manina (Bos), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1959	Odesa, UA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1959	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1959. 1959 had 360 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 1959-08-03: 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	253
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1