Weather Records on 3 August 1980

800 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1980. Highest significance: Cooperdale, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 1980

On 3 August 1980, 800 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
456 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 745 daily.
Cooperdale set a monthly record daily precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 3 August 1980.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

800 stations

800 station records on 3 August 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooperdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weyburn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McMurray A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laryak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putneyville 2 SE Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarke City	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquito Creek Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Francis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uddevalla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burgettstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bachiniva	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wiscoy 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tehachapi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Helvecia (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nikorcminda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atwood Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

800 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 296, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 221.

Records on 3 August 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	296
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1980 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 52, daily 745.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

566 broken records

Margins by which the 566 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1980

Top 20 records on 3 August 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1980	Cooperdale, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1980	Grenfell, CA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1980	Whitewood, CA	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1980	Pierson, CA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1980	Franklin, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1980	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	109 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1980	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1980	Weyburn, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1980	Brandon A, CA	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1980	Fort McMurray A, CA	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1980	Freiburg, DE	daily high min	21.6 C (70.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1980	Duncan, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1980	Arcade, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1980	Delaware Lake, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1980	Vinga, SE	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1980	Carlyle, CA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1980	Laryak, RU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1980	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1980	Velva, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1980	Ford City 4 S Dam, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	42 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1980. 1980 had 800 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 1980-08-03: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 August 1980
Margin	Records
0 to 10	471
10 to 20	57
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1