Weather Records on 3 August 1965

679 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1965. Highest significance: Seneca, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 1965

On 3 August 1965, 679 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 453 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 660 daily.
Seneca set an all-time record daily precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 3 August 1965.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

679 stations

679 station records on 3 August 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Seneca	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Huajuapan de Leon (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mehgawan	India	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broderup	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Masindi	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Athens 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

679 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 344, Heaviest daily rainfall 118.

Records on 3 August 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	344
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1965 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

515 broken records

Margins by which the 515 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1965

Top 20 records on 3 August 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1965	Seneca, US	all-time rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1965	Payette, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1965	Huajuapan de Leon (Smn), MX	all-time rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1965	Tamluk, IN	daily rain	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1965	Chapala, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1965	Superior, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1965	Gatesville, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1965	Cove 1 E, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1965	Steamboat Springs, US	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1965	Rasipuram, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1965	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1965	Wytheville, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1965	Georgetown, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1965	Mehgawan, IN	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1965	Wien, AT	daily low min	7.7 C (45.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1965	Hyannis, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1965	Broderup, DK	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1965	Corinth 5 WSW, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1965	Lake Providence, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1965	Brownsville, US	daily low max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	36 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1965. 1965 had 679 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 1965-08-03: 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	498
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1