Weather Records on 3 July 2011

979 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 2011. Highest significance: Port Lincoln (Big Swamp), AU.

Key Facts for 3 July 2011

On 3 July 2011, 979 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
436 were record highs and 280 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 939 daily.
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp) set a daily record precipitation of 65.4 mm (2.6 in) on 3 July 2011.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

979 stations

979 station records on 3 July 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Rosso	Mauritania	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barkam	China	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kouvola Voikoski	Finland	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quetzala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Yacca Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Molinito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lucindale (Greenvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balashov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maverick Fork	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bogucany	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heinola Asemantaus	Finland	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cerano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Beeama Section 48)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Padthaway (Marcollat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salto de Agua (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miravalles	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Hosterwitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tompo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dalnerechensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte (Bettws-Y-Coed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yuncheng	China	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Catoctin Mtn Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lampang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Cuxtepeques	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Chante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tura	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Varberg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa Mineral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Concepcion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jalpa de Mendez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

979 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 248, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 263.

Records on 3 July 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	248
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 2011 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 31, daily 939.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

703 broken records

Margins by which the 703 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 2011

Top 20 records on 3 July 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 2011	Port Lincoln (Big Swamp), AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 July 2011	Rosso, MR	monthly rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 July 2011	Quorn (Depot Flat), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2011	Barkam, CN	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2011	Eagle Nest, US	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2011	Kouvola Voikoski, FI	all-time rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2011	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2011	Spearfish, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2011	Quetzala, MX	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2011	Babuskin, RU	all-time high max	33.6 C (92.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2011	Bordertown (Yacca Vale), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2011	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2011	Molinito, MX	monthly rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2011	Lucindale (Greenvale), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2011	Zamora, MX	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2011	Altotonga, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2011	Balashov, RU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2011	Halmstad, SE	daily high min	18.5 C (65.3 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	127 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2011	Maverick Fork, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2011	Casterton (Warrock), AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	68 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

1793 to 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2011. 2011 had 979 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	1,035

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Data for records on 2011-07-03: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	620
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1