Weather Records on 3 August 2023

1,044 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 2023. Highest significance: Union City, US.

Key Facts for 3 August 2023

On 3 August 2023, 1,044 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
427 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 982 daily.
Union City set an all-time record daily precipitation of 263.7 mm (10.4 in) on 3 August 2023.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,044 stations

1,044 station records on 3 August 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	263.7 mm (10.4 in)	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Dalyup Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Grantsville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rosette	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kirup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Letalisce Jozeta Pucnika Ljubl	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Innadong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gairdner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kumejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Freedom	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marriwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Draw Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiza/Escodola	Spain	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yoongarillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shenyang	China	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Girardeau Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bristol AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Mountain Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Otaru	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wokalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boscabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crab Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newbicup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Elephant	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,044 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 163, Highest daily minimum 284, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 400.

Records on 3 August 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	163
Highest daily minimum	284
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	400
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 2023 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 54, daily 982.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

831 broken records

Margins by which the 831 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 131.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 2023

Top 20 records on 3 August 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 2023	Union City, US	all-time rain	263.7 mm (10.4 in)	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	110 years	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 August 2023	Marble Hill, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 August 2023	Farson 2NNE, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2023	Potosi 4 SW, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	124 years	76 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2023	Ashton 1N, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2023	Dalyup Park, AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2023	Eldon, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	78 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2023	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	106 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2023	Grantsville 2W, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2023	Rosette, US	all-time rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2023	Deeside, AU	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	105 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2023	Kirup, AU	daily rain	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2023	Letalisce Jozeta Pucnika Ljubl, SI	monthly rain	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	14 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2023	Myrup, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2023	Versailles, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2023	Innadong, AU	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2023	Gairdner, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2023	Salem, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2023	Esperance Aero, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2023	Naha, JP	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 years	53 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2023. 2023 had 1,044 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 2023-08-03: 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	781
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1