Weather Records on 3 July 2008

839 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 2008. Highest significance: Plan Lago de Texcoco, MX.

Key Facts for 3 July 2008

On 3 July 2008, 839 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
320 were record highs and 303 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 798 daily.
Plan Lago de Texcoco set an all-time record daily precipitation of 123.4 mm (4.9 in) on 3 July 2008.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

839 stations

839 station records on 3 July 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plan Lago de Texcoco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Stammbach-Querenbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Konigsmoor	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Weinbiet	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Morenci	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Capulhuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerhaven	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
John Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	France	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Helgoland	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harzgerode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Derna	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grossenkneten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uelzen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lobenstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quedlinburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gate	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altgeringswalde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pemfling-Pitzling	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

839 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 196, Heaviest daily rainfall 216.

Records on 3 July 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	196
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 798.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

620 broken records

Margins by which the 620 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 2008

Top 20 records on 3 July 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 2008	Plan Lago de Texcoco, MX	all-time rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 July 2008	Williamston 3NE, US	monthly rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 July 2008	Schierke, DE	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 July 2008	Stammbach-Querenbach, DE	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 July 2008	Konigsmoor, DE	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 July 2008	Weinbiet, DE	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2008	Morenci, US	monthly rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2008	Manuel Avila Camacho, MX	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2008	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	94 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2008	Greenwood, US	monthly low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2008	Capulhuac, MX	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2008	Wallace, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	112 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2008	Middlesboro Fire Dept, US	monthly low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2008	Bremerhaven, DE	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2008	Cedral, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2008	Livingston, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2008	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2008	Lerwick, GB	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2008	John Martin Dam, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2008	Hastings, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	48 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 839 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	1,036

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Data for records on 2008-07-03: 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 2026-10-17 (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 10	535
10 to 20	57
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2