Weather Records on 3 August 2022

654 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 2022. Highest significance: Ika, RU.

Key Facts for 3 August 2022

On 3 August 2022, 654 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
482 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 632 daily.
Ika set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 3 August 2022.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

654 stations

654 station records on 3 August 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ika	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sonora Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Miyako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Doodarding Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gadag	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burgos-Villafria	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aomori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tura	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosholt	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leavitt Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Buller	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnoshelye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Soria	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irako	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Havelund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Selagoncy	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Xining	China	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

654 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 328, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 142.

Records on 3 August 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	328
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 2022 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 18, daily 632.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 2022

Top 20 records on 3 August 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 2022	Ika, RU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2022	Sonora Pass, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2022	Miyako, JP	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2022	Kirensk, RU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2022	Doodarding Well, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2022	Gadag, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2022	Plant City, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	125 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2022	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2022	Burgos-Villafria, ES	daily high min	20.4 C (68.7 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2022	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2022	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high max	20.9 C (69.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2022	Winfield 2 SW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2022	Hopewell, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2022	Bridgewater, US	all-time high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2022	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2022	Colfax, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	113 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2022	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2022	Elk, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	124 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2022	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2022	Stamford 1, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	42 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2022. 2022 had 654 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

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Data for records on 2022-08-03: 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	477
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1