Weather Records on 3 August 1988

1,046 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1988. Highest significance: Concord, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 1988

On 3 August 1988, 1,046 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
664 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 22 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 977 daily.
Concord set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 3 August 1988.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,046 stations

1,046 station records on 3 August 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
London Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pickstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kondoma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Redbird	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sojna	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	47.5 C (117.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Veyo Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pervomajskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Irbejskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Champion van Riper Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abiquiu Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Panindicuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,046 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 338, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 326, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 197.

Records on 3 August 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	338
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	326
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1988 by timescale: all-time 22, monthly 47, daily 977.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

756 broken records

Margins by which the 756 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1988

Top 20 records on 3 August 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1988	Concord, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1988	London Locks, US	all-time high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1988	Tomsk, RU	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1988	Idalia, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1988	Platte, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1988	Zmeinogorsk, RU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1988	Newport, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1988	Pickstown, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1988	Metten, DE	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1988	Kondoma, RU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1988	Winnebago, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1988	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1988	Harrison, US	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1988	Alexandria, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1988	Gregory, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1988	Redbird, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1988	Sojna, RU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1988	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	13.4 C (56.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	120 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1988	Alger-Dar El Beida, DZ	all-time high max	47.5 C (117.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1988	O'Neill, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	45 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1988. 1988 had 1,046 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 1988-08-03: 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	687
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3