Weather Records on 3 August 1969

625 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1969. Highest significance: Gainesville, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 1969

On 3 August 1969, 625 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 587 daily.
Gainesville set a daily record precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 3 August 1969.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

625 stations

625 station records on 3 August 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Santa Rita Do Jacutinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kharagpur India Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	175.6 mm (6.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town (Greenhill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaca	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ulu-Teljak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Suhobuzimskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Golden Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Research Station (Main	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ermakovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury (the Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tamenlong	India	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Ozernoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Connorville (Lake River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nyzhniohirsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ross (Macquarie River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Souris	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kemchug	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

625 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 254.

Records on 3 August 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1969 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 29, daily 587.

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 108.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1969

Top 20 records on 3 August 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1969	Gainesville, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1969	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1969	Santa Rita Do Jacutinga, BR	monthly rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1969	Caroleen, US	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1969	Marion, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1969	Kharagpur India Aab, IN	daily rain	175.6 mm (6.9 in)	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1969	Campbell Town (Greenhill), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1969	Kaca, RU	monthly rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1969	Apalachicola AP, US	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1969	Stonehouse, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1969	Ulu-Teljak, RU	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1969	Suhobuzimskoe, RU	all-time rain	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1969	Jasper 1 NNW, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1969	Golden Valley, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1969	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1969	Bad Reichenhall, DE	daily rain	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1969	Thurlow Dam, US	monthly rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1969	Cressy Research Station (Main, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1969	Cuautla (Smn), MX	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1969	Ermakovskoe, RU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	45 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1969. 1969 had 625 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 1969-08-03: 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	460
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1