Weather Records on 3 August 2008

926 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 2008. Highest significance: Roermond, NL.

Key Facts for 3 August 2008

On 3 August 2008, 926 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
427 were record highs and 247 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 886 daily.
Roermond set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 3 August 2008.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

926 stations

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

Weather records on 3 August 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rahden-Varl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Borken In Westfalen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Osnabruck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ezumazijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anvil Rch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey: Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Helgoland	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dusseldorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stein (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Veendam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bishopville 1.4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nes (Ameland)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eindhoven-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiirikoja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Venlo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dokkum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norderney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tlacotepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Assen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leende	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Noorbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riddarhyttan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schaesberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gieterveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sankt Peter-Ording	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
E.T.A. 340 Zirandaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Red	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zoutkamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Velazco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Finsterwolde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kostroma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

926 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 225, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 202, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 252.

Records on 3 August 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	225
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	202
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 38, daily 886.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

648 broken records

Margins by which the 648 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 2008

Top 20 records on 3 August 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 2008	Roermond, NL	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	124 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2008	Rahden-Varl, DE	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2008	Borken In Westfalen, DE	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2008	Esashi, JP	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2008	Pulaski 2 E, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2008	Osnabruck, DE	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2008	Ezumazijl, NL	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2008	Anvil Rch, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2008	Abbeville, FR	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2008	Jersey: Airport, GB	all-time rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2008	Hanover, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	113 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2008	Guilin, CN	daily rain	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2008	Helgoland, DE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2008	Dusseldorf, DE	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2008	Stein (L), NL	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2008	Veendam, NL	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2008	Florence, US	daily high min	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2008	Bishopville 1.4 ENE, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2008	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2008	Nes (Ameland), NL	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	46 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2008. 2008 had 926 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 2008-08-03: 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 10	562
10 to 20	57
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1