Weather Records on 3 August 2015

615 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 2015. Highest significance: Provo Byu, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 2015

On 3 August 2015, 615 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
321 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 590 daily.
Provo Byu set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 3 August 2015.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

615 stations

615 station records on 3 August 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Provo Byu	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nephi	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Farmington 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jharsuguda	India	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kulin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Little Sahara Rec Area	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parley's Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Teec Nos Pos	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kapoho Beach 93.11	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Onega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bogotol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Five Points Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huimin	China	Record daily precipitation	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Konstantinovskii	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Linjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port-Aux-Francais (Iles Kergu	France	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abeche	Chad	Record low minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
King Hussein	Jordan	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melo	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bountiful Bench	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baingoin	China	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Bay Coast Grd	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kamas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cass City 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

615 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 203, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 August 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	203
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 2015 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 19, daily 590.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 2015

Top 20 records on 3 August 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 2015	Provo Byu, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2015	Nephi, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2015	Farmington 3 NW, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2015	Honokaa Town 215, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2015	Tampa Intl AP, US	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2015	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2015	Jharsuguda, IN	daily rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2015	Randolph, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	120 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2015	Kulin, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2015	Tallangatta Dcnr, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	119 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2015	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2015	Little Sahara Rec Area, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2015	Parley's Summit, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2015	Teec Nos Pos, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2015	Caro Wwtp, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2015	Millington 3 SE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	116 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2015	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2015	Ocala, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	110 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2015	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2015	Kapoho Beach 93.11, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2015. 2015 had 615 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 2015-08-03: 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	455
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1