Weather Records on 3 August 1990

845 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1990. Highest significance: Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU.

Key Facts for 3 August 1990

On 3 August 1990, 845 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 793 daily.
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) set a daily record precipitation of 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 3 August 1990.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

845 stations

845 station records on 3 August 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Yaringa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Njurba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toa Baja 1 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anna	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay Nature Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rouchel Brook (Albano)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Crossing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Julian (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waddington	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stover	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ytre Solund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fanshawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stojba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trang	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

845 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 351.

Records on 3 August 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	351
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1990 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 35, daily 793.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

705 broken records

Margins by which the 705 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1990

Top 20 records on 3 August 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1990	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1990	Yaringa Station, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 August 1990	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1990	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1990	Skovorodino, RU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1990	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1990	Williamtown Raaf, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1990	Eastbourne, GB	all-time high max	32.6 C (90.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1990	Hastings 4N, US	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1990	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1990	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1990	Gresford Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1990	Broke (Harrowby), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1990	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1990	Orleans 2 W, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1990	Njurba, RU	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1990	Russell Muni AP, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1990	Valle de Santiago, MX	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1990	Toa Baja 1 SSW, PR	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1990	Rico, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	46 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1990. 1990 had 845 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 1990-08-03: 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 20	635
20 to 40	59
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2