Weather Records on 3 August 2018

1,039 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 2018. Highest significance: Kittila Pulju, FI.

Key Facts for 3 August 2018

On 3 August 2018, 1,039 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
587 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 995 daily.
Kittila Pulju set an all-time record daily precipitation of 107.6 mm (4.2 in) on 3 August 2018.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,039 stations

1,039 station records on 3 August 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kittila Pulju	Finland	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Berberati	Central African Republic	Record low minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Zinder	Niger	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hails	China	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caesars Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Nauheim	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chipley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Opihihale #2 24.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hailun	China	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Angardsvatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vozega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heinavesi Palokki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	39.7 C (103.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pudino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frostburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enonkoski Simanala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bolotnoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Navacerrada	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murdinga (Mungala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reidsville 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maracay - B.A. Sucr	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders Chase (Rocky River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chengshantou	China	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	40.7 C (105.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,039 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 239, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 348, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 256.

Records on 3 August 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	239
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	348
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 2018 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 26, daily 995.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

878 broken records

Margins by which the 878 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 2018

Top 20 records on 3 August 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 2018	Kittila Pulju, FI	all-time rain	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2018	Minlaton, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2018	Berberati, CF	daily low min	13.5 C (56.3 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2018	Zinder, NE	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2018	Parndana (Pioneer Bend), AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2018	Cornelia, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2018	Mount Wudinna, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2018	Hails, CN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2018	Caesars Head, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2018	Highlands, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2018	Bad Nauheim, DE	all-time high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2018	Jonesboro, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2018	Middleboro, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2018	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2018	Quorn (Depot Flat), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2018	Chipley, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2018	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2018	Two Harbors, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	116 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2018	High Pt, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2018	Opihihale #2 24.1, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2018. 2018 had 1,039 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	960
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	1,241

Download the Data

Data for records on 2018-08-03: 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	819
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2