Weather Records on 3 August 2001

1,021 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 2001. Highest significance: Passau-Maierhof, DE.

Key Facts for 3 August 2001

On 3 August 2001, 1,021 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
549 were record highs and 300 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 955 daily.
Passau-Maierhof set a daily record precipitation of 55.5 mm (2.2 in) on 3 August 2001.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,021 stations

1,021 station records on 3 August 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Chumpuruk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bolonchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Suntar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Reading	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eloy 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sotuta (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gol - Stake	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kumeny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glazov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gudermes	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Okeechobee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Al III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oxnard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Park Forest Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Linton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dzitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,021 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 344, Lowest daily minimum 189, Heaviest daily rainfall 172.

Records on 3 August 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	344
Lowest daily minimum	189
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 2001 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 61, daily 955.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

734 broken records

Margins by which the 734 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 2001

Top 20 records on 3 August 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 2001	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	105 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2001	Chumpuruk, RU	all-time rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2001	Bedford, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2001	Bolonchen, MX	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2001	Suntar, RU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2001	Albany, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2001	Canal Pt USDA, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2001	Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2001	Reading, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2001	Eloy 4 NE, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2001	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2001	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2001	Naples, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2001	Titusville, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2001	Beloit, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2001	Sonnblick, AT	daily high min	8.5 C (47.3 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2001	Sotuta (Dge), MX	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2001	Everglades, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2001	Memphis, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2001	Jokkmokk, SE	daily low min	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	101 years	43 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2001. 2001 had 1,021 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 2001-08-03: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	665
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1