Weather Records on 3 August 1960

482 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1960. Highest significance: Marinette, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 1960

On 3 August 1960, 482 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 473 daily.
Marinette set an all-time record daily precipitation of 128.3 mm (5.1 in) on 3 August 1960.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

482 stations

482 station records on 3 August 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sorrento	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wasa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Panna	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eagles Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kostroma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mont Laurier	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

482 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 284.

Records on 3 August 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1960 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 473.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1960

Top 20 records on 3 August 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1960	Marinette, US	all-time rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1960	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1960	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1960	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1960	Marnitz, DE	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1960	Macklin, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1960	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	all-time rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1960	Spring Bluff Railway STN, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1960	Delphi 2 N, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1960	Creston, CA	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1960	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1960	Lewistown AP, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1960	Godegard, SE	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1960	Sorrento, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1960	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1960	Halflong Obsy, IN	daily rain	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1960	Talbotton, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1960	Baldwin, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1960	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low max	15.5 C (59.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	82 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1960	Utsira Fyr, NO	monthly high min	18.5 C (65.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	33 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1960. 1960 had 482 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 1960-08-03: 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 1960
Margin	Records
0 to 10	338
10 to 20	47
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2