Weather Records on 3 August 1975

978 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1975. Highest significance: Nyah (Yarraby Tank), AU.

Key Facts for 3 August 1975

On 3 August 1975, 978 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
413 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 934 daily.
Nyah (Yarraby Tank) set a daily record precipitation of 26.8 mm (1.1 in) on 3 August 1975.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

978 stations

978 station records on 3 August 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wakool (Calimo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pira Wild Horse Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barham (Thule Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Boga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Merbein Srwsc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower Gee Tee Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Patho West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waranga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kinalung (Munka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bannerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Merrigum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colbinabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murrabit R.W.C.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Home Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nagambie Cba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool Dampier St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Boga (Kunat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winnambool (Kulwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Acheron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koondrook State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bombana (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moyhu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Essej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

978 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 232, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 442.

Records on 3 August 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	232
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	442
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1975 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 27, daily 934.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

815 broken records

Margins by which the 815 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1975

Top 20 records on 3 August 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1975	Nyah (Yarraby Tank), AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1975	Echuca Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1975	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1975	Wakool (Calimo), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1975	Pira Wild Horse Plains, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1975	Cohuna (Goulburn Murray), AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1975	Barham (Thule Street), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1975	Lake Boga, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1975	Merbein Srwsc, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1975	Gunbower Gee Tee Stud, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1975	Patho West, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1975	Murchison, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1975	Waranga Reservoir, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1975	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1975	Kinalung (Munka), AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1975	Bannerton, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1975	Swan Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1975	Rochester, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1975	Cornelia Creek Station, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1975	Rushworth, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	51 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1975. 1975 had 978 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 1975-08-03: 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 10	677
10 to 20	109
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1