Weather Records on 3 August 1973

724 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1973. Highest significance: Bulong, AU.

Key Facts for 3 August 1973

On 3 August 1973, 724 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 287 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 704 daily.
Bulong set a daily record precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 3 August 1973.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

724 stations

724 station records on 3 August 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Adams	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco I. Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kookynie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cascavel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shelburne Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mays Mill	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Readsboro 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiangua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Krapivino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Sobral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Searsburg STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aquiraz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kayenta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitingham 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jungapeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heath	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Summerside A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Luiz Do Quitunde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

724 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 203, Heaviest daily rainfall 285.

Records on 3 August 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	203
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 704.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

546 broken records

Margins by which the 546 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1973

Top 20 records on 3 August 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1973	Bulong, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1973	Adams, US	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1973	Vernon, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1973	Keene, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1973	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1973	Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1973	Glenwood, CA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1973	Francisco I. Madero, MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1973	Canoe Brook, US	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1973	Grindstone Island, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1973	Kookynie, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1973	Sturt Meadows, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1973	Meruoca, BR	monthly rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1973	Cascavel, BR	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1973	Shelburne Falls, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1973	Dublin, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1973	Mays Mill, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1973	Readsboro 1 SE, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1973	Leonora, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1973	Tiangua, BR	monthly rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	60 years	46 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1973. 1973 had 724 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1973-08-03: 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	499
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1