Weather Records on 3 August 1961

620 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1961. Highest significance: State College, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 1961

On 3 August 1961, 620 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
313 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 552 daily.
State College set a daily record precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 3 August 1961.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

620 stations

620 station records on 3 August 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cecilwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Basti	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	141.4 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	166.7 mm (6.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarington Lock 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stockdill Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chhota Kosi	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brandonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cresson 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baindur	India	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lac Onatchiway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whitsett 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

620 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 250, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 227.

Records on 3 August 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	250
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1961 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 63, daily 552.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

484 broken records

Margins by which the 484 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1961

Top 20 records on 3 August 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1961	State College, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1961	Eskdalemuir, GB	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1961	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1961	Mandya, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1961	Malavalli, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1961	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1961	Farmington 4 NE, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1961	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1961	Zanesville Wwtp, US	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1961	Loa, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1961	Cecilwood, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1961	Basti, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1961	Mangalore, IN	daily rain	141.4 mm (5.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1961	Dayville, US	monthly high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1961	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1961	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1961	Huntingdon, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1961	Kuttabul Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1961	Quilandi, IN	daily rain	166.7 mm (6.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1961	Madison, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	34 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1961. 1961 had 620 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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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).