Weather Records on 3 August 2020

708 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 2020. Highest significance: Brooklyn Lake, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 2020

On 3 August 2020, 708 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
442 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 665 daily.
Brooklyn Lake set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 3 August 2020.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

708 stations

708 station records on 3 August 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brooklyn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kiefersfelden-Gach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crailsheim-Alexandersreut	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Huron	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ebersberg-Halbing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson State Police	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huma	China	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Birobidzhan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Erofej Pavlovic	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pfullendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ishigaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.9 C (120.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wayjo Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Feldkirchen-Westerham-Lenzmuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Dum Dum	India	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scaddan West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Primda	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miri	Malaysia	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

708 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 242, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 151.

Records on 3 August 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	242
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 2020 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 36, daily 665.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

535 broken records

Margins by which the 535 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 2020

Top 20 records on 3 August 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 2020	Brooklyn Lake, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2020	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2020	Kiefersfelden-Gach, DE	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2020	Crailsheim-Alexandersreut, DE	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2020	Tambellup, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2020	Port Huron, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2020	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2020	Ebersberg-Halbing, DE	monthly rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2020	Fernandina Beach, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	123 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2020	Henderson State Police, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2020	Huma, CN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2020	Tamaru, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2020	Benalla, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2020	Rock Is L&D 15, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	130 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2020	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	109 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2020	Mae Sot, TH	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2020	Oak Park, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2020	Tobolsk, RU	monthly high max	34.8 C (94.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2020	Birobidzhan, RU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2020	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	62 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2020. 2020 had 708 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 2020-08-03: 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	506
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1