Weather Records on 3 August 2017

1,144 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 2017. Highest significance: Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 2017

On 3 August 2017, 1,144 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
722 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,076 daily.
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP set a daily record precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 3 August 2017.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,144 stations

1,144 station records on 3 August 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wharminda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Halesovaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tongliao	China	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Guipavas	France	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chaoyang	China	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anda	China	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Henshaw Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rudall (Swaffpro)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lukojanov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Qian Gorlos	China	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stehag	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moffett Fed Airfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bale Mulhouse	France	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uzur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,144 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 318, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 404, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 243.

Records on 3 August 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	318
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	404
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 2017 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 53, daily 1,076.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

939 broken records

Margins by which the 939 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 2017

Top 20 records on 3 August 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 2017	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	114 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 August 2017	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	112 years	79 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2017	Storrs, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	122 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2017	Wharminda, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	91 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2017	Warooka, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2017	Halesovaja, RU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2017	Tongliao, CN	daily rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2017	Newman, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	106 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2017	Wharton, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	111 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2017	Guipavas, FR	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2017	Hanford 1 S, US	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	115 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2017	Boigbeat, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2017	Chaoyang, CN	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2017	Goodwell Rsch STN, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2017	Falls City 2 SSW, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2017	Denton 2 SE, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2017	Aberdeen, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	119 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2017	Gospic, HR	daily high min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2017	Cleburne, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2017	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	118 years	45 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2017. 2017 had 1,144 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 2017-08-03: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	918
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1