Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever in Allentown on August 03

On August 3rd in Allentown, the weather recorded the hottest temperature ever of 96.1°F in 1957, while the coldest temperature ever reached 51.1°F in 1953. The average temperature for this date stands at 74.91°F, with an average high of 78.98°F and average low of 70.83°F. In 1957, the same year of the highest temperature, a noteworthy news item was the successful launch of the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2, which carried the very first living creature, a dog named Laika, into orbit around the Earth.