Weather Records on 3 August 1974

906 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1974. Highest significance: Camp Hill 2NW, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 1974

On 3 August 1974, 906 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 562 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 887 daily.
Camp Hill 2NW set a daily record precipitation of 84.6 mm (3.3 in) on 3 August 1974.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

906 stations

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

Weather records on 3 August 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bernalillo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrarang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Botanischer Garten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boologooro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rodeo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

906 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 259, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 303, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 August 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	259
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	303
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 August 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 887.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

720 broken records

Margins by which the 720 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 914.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1974

Top 20 records on 3 August 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1974	Camp Hill 2NW, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1974	Bernalillo, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1974	Mt Carmel 4 NW, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1974	Socorro, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1974	Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld, US	all-time rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1974	North Bay, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1974	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1974	Bosque del Apache, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1974	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1974	Carrarang, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1974	Shoals 8 S, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1974	Augustine 2E, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1974	Koln-Botanischer Garten, DE	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1974	Meade, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1974	Milaca, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1974	Taos, US	monthly low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1974	Newton, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1974	Newton, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1974	Syracuse 1NE, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1974	Rock 1 E, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	40 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1974. 1974 had 906 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 1974-08-03: 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 200	719
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1