Weather Records on 3 August 1997

709 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 1997. Highest significance: Ai-Petri, UA.

Key Facts for 3 August 1997

On 3 August 1997, 709 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
294 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 673 daily.
Ai-Petri set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 3 August 1997.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

709 stations

709 station records on 3 August 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aguas Do Vere (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Birr	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olivares Mexicanos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinton 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Juupajoki Hyytiala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shanwei	China	Record daily precipitation	169.5 mm (6.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tazovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake 15 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Joutsa Leivonmaki Savenaho	Finland	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan Carlos Martinez de Pi	Peru	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Platanito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Passo Do Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wakkanai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Siikajoki Revonlahti	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Etchojoa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koosharem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Encantado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel El Alto	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parker Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

709 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 194.

Records on 3 August 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 1997 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 33, daily 673.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

520 broken records

Margins by which the 520 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 1997

Top 20 records on 3 August 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 1997	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1997	Aguas Do Vere (Pcd), BR	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1997	Kirov, RU	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1997	Birr, IE	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1997	Waterford (Tycor), IE	monthly rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1997	Tecolutla, MX	monthly high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1997	Olivares Mexicanos, MX	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1997	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1997	Franklinton 3 SW, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1997	Marshfield Exp Farm, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1997	Babinda Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1997	Juupajoki Hyytiala, FI	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1997	Shanwei, CN	daily rain	169.5 mm (6.7 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1997	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1997	Tazovskoe, RU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1997	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1997	Snowflake 15 W, US	all-time high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1997	Joutsa Leivonmaki Savenaho, FI	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1997	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1997	Albemarle, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	39 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1997. 1997 had 709 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 1997-08-03: 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	495
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1