Weather Records on 3 August 2000

869 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 2000. Highest significance: Erbogacen, RU.

Key Facts for 3 August 2000

On 3 August 2000, 869 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
448 were record highs and 213 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 806 daily.
Erbogacen set a daily record precipitation of 46.7 mm (1.8 in) on 3 August 2000.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

869 stations

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

Weather records on 3 August 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Erbogacen	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kotlas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Delfzijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hool	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Malinaltepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nynashamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valga	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Remontnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dedemsvaart	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hemingford	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elista	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Kazantip (Lh)	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Proctor Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guaquitepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zitlaltepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norra_Stroo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlitamak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zlatoust	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saltillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Xichang	China	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riga	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pandora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Naha	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Santos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

869 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 225, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 223, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 208.

Records on 3 August 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	225
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	223
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 2000 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 59, daily 806.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

610 broken records

Margins by which the 610 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 2000

Top 20 records on 3 August 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 2000	Erbogacen, RU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2000	Ft Duchesne, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	110 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2000	Huetamo, MX	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2000	Kotlas, RU	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2000	Delfzijl, NL	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2000	Hool, MX	monthly rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2000	Malinaltepec (Cfe), MX	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2000	Casey, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2000	Ada, SE	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2000	Nynashamn, SE	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2000	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily high max	18.8 C (65.8 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2000	Minatitlan, MX	daily rain	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2000	Atyrau, KZ	daily high min	28.0 C (82.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2000	Valga, LV	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2000	Remontnoe, RU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2000	Dedemsvaart, NL	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2000	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2000	Hemingford, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2000	Foxholm 7 N, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2000	Pineville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	42 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2000. 2000 had 869 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 2000-08-03: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	575
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1