Weather Records on 3 July 1986

1,183 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1986. Highest significance: West Leichhardt Station, AU.

Key Facts for 3 July 1986

On 3 July 1986, 1,183 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
361 were record highs and 273 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,128 daily.
West Leichhardt Station set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 3 July 1986.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

1,183 stations

1,183 station records on 3 July 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Boobyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dartmouth Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Milawa Brown Bros	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Carboor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rutherglen Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Horeb (Marathorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Culcairn Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whorouly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Shannon Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Berrigan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boorhaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Congonhas-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,183 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 170, Highest daily minimum 215, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 549.

Records on 3 July 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	170
Highest daily minimum	215
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	549
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 53, daily 1,128.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

963 broken records

Margins by which the 963 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1986

Top 20 records on 3 July 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1986	West Leichhardt Station, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	90 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1986	Tallangatta Dcnr, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1986	Callaghan Creek Station, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1986	Boobyalla, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1986	Adelong Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1986	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1986	Jindera (Wadilock), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1986	Wangaratta, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1986	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1986	Koetong, AU	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1986	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1986	Swan Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1986	Hume Reservoir, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1986	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1986	Walwa, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1986	Dartmouth Reservoir, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1986	Milawa Brown Bros, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1986	Carboor, AU	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1986	Pioneer (Main Road), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1986	Eddystone Point, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1986. 1986 had 1,183 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 1986-07-03: 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 2026-10-17 (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	726
10 to 20	155
20 to 30	37
30 to 40	25
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	9
60 to 70	1