Weather Records on 3 July 1974

685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1974. Highest significance: Fulton, US.

Key Facts for 3 July 1974

On 3 July 1974, 685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 652 daily.
Fulton set an all-time record daily precipitation of 109.0 mm (4.3 in) on 3 July 1974.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

685 stations

685 station records on 3 July 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kotel'nikovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaxco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canastota	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tathra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen-Elsenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gelantipy East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gwalior	India	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windham 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iawakia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Nungatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Lock 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Panuco (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zlatoust	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

685 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 225, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 July 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	225
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 July 1974 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 25, daily 652.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1974

Top 20 records on 3 July 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1974	Fulton, US	all-time rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1974	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1974	Sherburne, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1974	Kotel'nikovo, RU	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1974	Red Lodge, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1974	Nicholson (Yendalock), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1974	Baldwinsville, US	all-time rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1974	Tlaxco, MX	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1974	Bridger 2 N, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1974	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1974	Skaneateles, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1974	Kennebec, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1974	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1974	Tribes Hill, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1974	Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge), AU	daily rain	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1974	Delegate River, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1974	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1974	Little Falls Mill St, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1974	New London Lock #22, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1974	Canastota, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	7 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

1793 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 685 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

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Data for records on 1974-07-03: 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 100	535
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2