San Francisco August 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in San Francisco, California for the date of August 3.
August 3 All-Time Records
1921–2024
Highest temperature 86 °F 1998
Lowest temperature 50 °F 1978
Lowest daily high 56 °F 1951
Highest daily low 62 °F 2015
Most precipitation 0.02 inches 2003
August 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 67.7 °F
Average low 55.4 °F
Chance precipitation 3.4%
San Francisco August 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 62 54 0.00 n/a
2022 66 57 0.00 n/a
2021 66 54 0.00 n/a
2020 73 57 0.00 n/a
2019 68 56 0.00 n/a
2018 71 53 0.00 n/a
2017 76 59 0.00 n/a
2016 66 55 0.00 n/a
2015 71 62 0.00 n/a
2014 64 57 0.00 n/a
2013 64 52 0.00 0.0
2012 63 53 0.00 0.0
2011 65 55 0.00 n/a
2010 63 52 0.00 n/a
2009 67 55 0.00 n/a
2008 60 53 0.00 n/a
2007 67 53 0.00 n/a
2006 68 53 0.00 0.0
2005 67 55 0.00 n/a
2004 65 56 0.00 n/a
2003 68 58 0.02 n/a
2002 62 56 0.00 n/a
2001 66 53 0.00 n/a
2000 67 55 0.00 0.0
1999 63 55 0.00 0.0
1998 86 55 0.00 0.0
1997 69 55 0.00 n/a
1996 70 54 0.00 n/a
1995 65 56 0.00 n/a
1994 71 53 0.00 n/a
1993 71 59 0.00 n/a
1992 65 53 0.00 n/a
1991 62 54 0.00 n/a
1990 68 58 0.00 n/a
1989 73 57 0.00 n/a
1988 73 61 0.00 n/a
1987 72 53 0.00 n/a
1986 72 56 0.00 n/a
1985 78 58 0.00 n/a
1984 70 52 0.00 n/a
1983 70 56 0.00 n/a
1982 62 53 0.00 n/a
1981 62 54 0.00 n/a
1980 66 55 0.00 n/a
1979 64 53 0.00 n/a
1978 60 50 0.00 n/a
1977 64 57 0.00 n/a
1976 68 58 0.01 n/a
1975 65 53 0.00 n/a
1974 62 55 0.00 n/a
1973 62 51 0.00 0.0
1972 58 52 0.00 0.0
1971 61 53 0.00 0.0
1970 60 51 0.00 0.0
1969 72 55 0.00 0.0
1968 59 54 0.00 0.0
1967 67 54 0.00 0.0
1966 64 50 0.00 0.0
1965 61 55 0.00 0.0
1964 65 56 0.00 0.0
1963 58 51 0.00 0.0
1962 65 53 0.01 0.0
1961 63 52 0.00 0.0
1960 58 51 0.00 0.0
1959 65 54 0.00 0.0
1958 70 56 0.00 0.0
1957 62 54 0.00 0.0
1956 60 51 0.00 0.0
1955 68 53 0.00 0.0
1954 63 51 0.00 0.0
1953 59 54 0.01 0.0
1952 60 52 0.00 0.0
1951 56 52 0.00 0.0
1950 62 53 0.00 0.0
1949 62 54 0.00 0.0
1948 59 53 0.00 0.0
1947 68 58 0.00 0.0
1946 66 52 0.00 0.0
1945 59 53 0.00 0.0
1944 70 54 0.00 0.0
1943 62 52 0.00 0.0
1942 66 53 0.00 0.0
1941 65 55 0.00 0.0
1940 66 55 0.00 0.0
1939 64 56 0.00 0.0
1938 73 55 0.00 0.0
1937 63 51 0.00 0.0
1936 63 52 0.00 0.0
1935 62 52 0.00 0.0
1934 71 55 0.00 0.0
1933 65 53 0.00 0.0
1932 64 54 0.00 0.0
1931 64 56 0.00 0.0
1930 64 52 0.00 0.0
1929 72 56 0.00 0.0
1928 71 53 0.00 0.0
1927 61 53 0.00 0.0
1926 66 51 0.00 0.0
1925 71 51 0.00 0.0
1924 65 53 0.00 0.0
1923 62 54 0.00 0.0
1922 61 53 0.00 0.0
1921 69 51 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for San Francisco on 8/3?
For the date of Aug 3, the highest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 86 °F which happened in 1998.
Highest Temperatures in San Francisco on August 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 86 °F 1998
2 78 °F 1985
3 76 °F 2017
4 73 °F 1988
4 73 °F 1989
4 73 °F 1938
4 73 °F 2020
8 72 °F 1987
8 72 °F 1929
8 72 °F 1969
8 72 °F 1986
What's the all-time low for San Francisco on 8/3?
For the date of Aug 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in San Francisco history is 50 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1978.
Lowest Temperatures in San Francisco on August 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 50 °F 1978
1 50 °F 1966
3 51 °F 1970
3 51 °F 1963
3 51 °F 1960
3 51 °F 1926
3 51 °F 1956
3 51 °F 1937
3 51 °F 1973
3 51 °F 1925
3 51 °F 1921
3 51 °F 1954
Lowest High Temperatures in San Francisco on August 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 1951
2 58 °F 1972
2 58 °F 1963
2 58 °F 1960
5 59 °F 1945
5 59 °F 1953
5 59 °F 1968
5 59 °F 1948
9 60 °F 2008
9 60 °F 1952
9 60 °F 1978
9 60 °F 1956
9 60 °F 1970
What's the most it has ever rained in San Francisco on 8/3?
For the date of Aug 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in San Francisco history is 0.02 inches which happened in 2003.
All-Time Most Precipitation in San Francisco on August 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.02 inches 2003
2 0.01 inches 1976
2 0.01 inches 1953
2 0.01 inches 1962
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1921–2024 Downtown San Francisco location