Weather Records on 3 July 2021

873 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 2021. Highest significance: Trafalgar Station, AU.

Key Facts for 3 July 2021

On 3 July 2021, 873 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
476 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 855 daily.
Trafalgar Station set a daily record precipitation of 73.2 mm (2.9 in) on 3 July 2021.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

873 stations

873 station records on 3 July 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tian-Shan	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Choshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodgate Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beenham Valley Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Casas Grandes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdownie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Willis Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tokyo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yokohama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Childers South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesville Locks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Watalgan Winfield Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aldan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lauriedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tumacacori Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eastonville 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hanscom Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ocna Sugatag	Romania	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	42.3 C (108.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Katsuura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Essex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moolboolaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Palma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Yabba Sfr 274	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

873 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 259, Lowest daily maximum 133, Highest daily minimum 217, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 211.

Records on 3 July 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	259
Lowest daily maximum	133
Highest daily minimum	217
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 2021 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 855.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

682 broken records

Margins by which the 682 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 2021

Top 20 records on 3 July 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 2021	Trafalgar Station, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 July 2021	Tian-Shan, KG	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2021	Como, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2021	Snyder, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2021	Choshi, JP	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2021	Woodgate Store, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2021	Angelica, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2021	Beenham Valley Rd, AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2021	Nueva Casas Grandes, MX	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2021	Strathdownie, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2021	Willis Island, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2021	Tokyo, JP	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2021	Bakersville, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2021	Yokohama, JP	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2021	Arcadia, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2021	Childers South, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2021	Jonesville Locks, US	monthly low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2021	Watalgan Winfield Rd, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2021	Wooroolin Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2021	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	46 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

1793 to 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2021. 2021 had 873 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

Download the Data

Data for records on 2021-07-03: 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	638
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1