Weather Records on 3 August 1981

579 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1981. Highest significance: Uglegorsk, RU.

Key Facts for 3 August 1981

On 3 August 1981, 579 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 561 daily.
Uglegorsk set an all-time record daily precipitation of 136.5 mm (5.4 in) on 3 August 1981.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

579 stations

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

Weather records on 3 August 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uglegorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	136.5 mm (5.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	129.4 mm (5.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barisaho	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mointy	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haboro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Terpenij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reid	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yamagata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Samalayuca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stilwell 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vjazemskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Siloam Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cherinay	Russia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Damascus 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quapaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shkodra	Albania	Record high maximum temperature	41.5 C (106.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Semans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Gabriel de Brandon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyt 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

579 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 265.

Records on 3 August 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1981 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 11, daily 561.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

478 broken records

Margins by which the 478 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1981

Top 20 records on 3 August 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1981	Uglegorsk, RU	all-time rain	136.5 mm (5.4 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1981	Ilyinskiy, RU	all-time rain	129.4 mm (5.1 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1981	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1981	Hay Springs, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1981	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1981	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1981	Terry, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1981	Barisaho, GE	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1981	Leon Virgen del Camino, ES	all-time rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1981	Mt Pulaski, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1981	Mointy, KZ	monthly rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1981	Lincoln, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1981	Haboro, JP	daily rain	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1981	Pierce City, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1981	Independence #1, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1981	Mys Terpenij, RU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1981	Pretty Rock, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1981	Onaka, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1981	Kristianstad, SE	daily low min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1981	Poronajsk, RU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	41 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1981. 1981 had 579 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 1981-08-03: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	392
10 to 20	51
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1