Weather Records on 3 July 1981

685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1981. Highest significance: Trinidad AP, US.

Key Facts for 3 July 1981

On 3 July 1981, 685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 665 daily.
Trinidad AP set an all-time record daily precipitation of 114.8 mm (4.5 in) on 3 July 1981.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

685 stations

685 station records on 3 July 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trinidad AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dzardzan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armavir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berea 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarke City	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Swainsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mercersburg 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wateree Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yan An	China	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Long Is 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Slide Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laurinburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

685 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 299.

Records on 3 July 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 665.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

592 broken records

Margins by which the 592 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1981

Top 20 records on 3 July 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1981	Trinidad AP, US	all-time rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1981	Trinidad, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1981	Batesburg, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1981	Hill End Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1981	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1981	Lindsborg 3E, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1981	Las Vegas Muni AP, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1981	Bucklin 1SE, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1981	Medicine Lodge, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1981	Hawarden, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1981	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	19.9 C (67.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1981	Sioux City AP, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1981	Camden 3 W, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1981	Menno, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1981	Dzardzan, RU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1981	Densmore 2N, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1981	Utica, US	monthly rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1981	Louisville 1 E, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1981	Lebanon, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1981	Canton, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 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

1793 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 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 1981-07-03: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 20	534
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1