Weather Records on 3 August 2011

1,518 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 2011. Highest significance: Snake Rvr, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 2011

On 3 August 2011, 1,518 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,211 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 61 were all-time records, 113 monthly and 1,344 daily.
Snake Rvr set a daily record precipitation of 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 3 August 2011.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,518 stations

1,518 station records on 3 August 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Schoonloo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Paraiso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Santa Rita	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blasillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Concepcion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsteren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wapenveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Lorenzo 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sariang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wister 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eext	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Playa Vicente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogeveen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Worth NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,518 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 671, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 540, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 167.

Records on 3 August 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	671
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	540
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 2011 by timescale: all-time 61, monthly 113, daily 1,344.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,024 broken records

Margins by which the 1,024 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 2011

Top 20 records on 3 August 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 2011	Snake Rvr, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2011	Jakutsk, RU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2011	Hardy, US	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2011	Gyzylarbat, TM	all-time high min	32.3 C (90.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	120 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2011	Schoonloo, NL	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2011	Paraiso, PR	daily rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2011	Big Rapids Wtp, US	monthly rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2011	Santa Rita, PR	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2011	Blasillo, MX	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2011	Presa la Concepcion, MX	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2011	Okemah, US	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2011	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	23.2 C (73.8 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	142 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2011	Eldorado Springs, US	monthly high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2011	Vilsteren, NL	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2011	Wapenveld, NL	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2011	Sulphur Springs, US	monthly high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2011	Juncos 1 SE, PR	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2011	San Lorenzo 1SW, PR	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2011	Roosevelt Roads, PR	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2011	Mae Sariang, TH	all-time rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	31 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

1815 to 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2011. 2011 had 1,518 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 2011-08-03: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	994
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1