Weather Records on 3 August 2010

1,392 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 2010. Highest significance: Bonang, AU.

Key Facts for 3 August 2010

On 3 August 2010, 1,392 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
981 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 39 were all-time records, 102 monthly and 1,251 daily.
Bonang set a daily record precipitation of 67.6 mm (2.7 in) on 3 August 2010.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,392 stations

1,392 station records on 3 August 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kronach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tubbut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	63 of 100 (Major)
Reserve	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	63 of 100 (Major)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
St Francis 8NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tak	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Naranjal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brjansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Black Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bullfrog Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wulgulmerang (Pleasant View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ingebyra (Grosses Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hanko Tvarminne	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kharkiv	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,392 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 428, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 553, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 208.

Records on 3 August 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	428
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	553
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 2010 by timescale: all-time 39, monthly 102, daily 1,251.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

966 broken records

Margins by which the 966 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 2010

Top 20 records on 3 August 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 2010	Bonang, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	119 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2010	Montezuma 1 W, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2010	Kronach, DE	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2010	Tubbut, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2010	Newnan 7 WNW, US	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	77 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2010	Reserve, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	109 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2010	Buchan, AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2010	St Francis 8NW, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2010	Elatma, RU	all-time high max	39.0 C (102.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2010	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2010	Newton, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	112 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2010	Dellicknora (Tellicura), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2010	Oneonta, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	110 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2010	Winterset 4N, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2010	Ensay, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2010	Sorve, EE	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2010	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily high max	38.7 C (101.7 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	114 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2010	Tak, TH	daily low min	19.7 C (67.5 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2010	Guntersville, US	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2010	Farmerville, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	113 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2010. 2010 had 1,392 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 2010-08-03: 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 20	935
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1