Weather Records on 3 August 1976

892 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1976. Highest significance: Sarna, SE.

Key Facts for 3 August 1976

On 3 August 1976, 892 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 604 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 880 daily.
Sarna set a daily record precipitation of 50.6 mm (2.0 in) on 3 August 1976.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

892 stations

892 station records on 3 August 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tampico	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
High Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Risdon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fagelsjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beechy	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bixby	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Buckalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

892 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 233, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 371, Heaviest daily rainfall 185.

Records on 3 August 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	233
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	371
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 880.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

655 broken records

Margins by which the 655 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1976

Top 20 records on 3 August 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1976	Sarna, SE	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1976	Lacombe Cda, CA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1976	Portales, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1976	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1976	Melrose, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1976	Sloan 3 S, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1976	Tampico, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1976	High Point, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1976	Albany, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1976	Risdon, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1976	Ennis, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1976	Billings, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1976	Lymington (Fattys Lane), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1976	Fagelsjo_D, SE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1976	Beechy, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1976	Staunton Wtp, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1976	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1976	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1976	Louisville, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1976	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	37 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1976. 1976 had 892 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 1976-08-03: 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	602
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1