Weather Records on 3 July 2000

667 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 2000. Highest significance: Waukesha Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 3 July 2000

On 3 July 2000, 667 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
321 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 629 daily.
Waukesha Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 117.1 mm (4.6 in) on 3 July 2000.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

667 stations

667 station records on 3 July 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Finsterwolde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
W Allis	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dorpen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nordstraum I Kvaenangen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Germantown Wastewater Utility	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco del Mezquital	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arxan	China	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cinco de Mayo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Payerne	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nezperce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
XI Ujimqin Qi	China	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Palmito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamishli	Syria	Record high maximum temperature	47.6 C (117.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chietla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lathen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wunstorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carbo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belogorka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Osnabruck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atequiza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dimas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plain	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Akron Canton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

667 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 168.

Records on 3 July 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 2000 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 31, daily 629.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

485 broken records

Margins by which the 485 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 2000

Top 20 records on 3 July 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 2000	Waukesha Wwtp, US	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
3 July 2000	Lamar, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 July 2000	Finsterwolde, NL	monthly rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2000	W Allis, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2000	Gothenburg, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2000	San Jon, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2000	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	monthly low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	97 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2000	Pocahontas, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2000	Oconomowoc Wwtp, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2000	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2000	Clovis 13 N, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2000	Dorpen, DE	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2000	Morris 1NW, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2000	Racine Wwtp, US	monthly rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2000	Nordstraum I Kvaenangen, NO	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2000	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	monthly high min	20.9 C (69.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2000	Germantown Wastewater Utility, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2000	Decatur Wtp, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2000	Hartford Wwtp, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2000	San Francisco del Mezquital, MX	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	33 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

1793 to 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2000. 2000 had 667 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	1,035

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Data for records on 2000-07-03: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	432
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1