Weather Records on 3 September 1912

76 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1912. Highest significance: St. Petersburg, RU.

Key Facts for 3 September 1912

On 3 September 1912, 76 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 75 daily.
St. Petersburg set a daily record precipitation of 29.4 mm (1.2 in) on 3 September 1912.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

76 stations

76 station records on 3 September 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warwillah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Turanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kyamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cornalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Tragowell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Puckawidgee Back	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

76 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 53.

Records on 3 September 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 75.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

65 broken records

Margins by which the 65 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1912

Top 20 records on 3 September 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1912	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1912	Palermo, IT	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1912	Jacksonville Wb City, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1912	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1912	Kerang (Meran Downs), AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1912	Urana Post Office, AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1912	Wentworth Post Office, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1912	Urana (Butherwah), AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1912	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1912	Warwillah, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1 year	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1912	Bendemeer (Caroline St), AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1912	Euston Post Office, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1912	Marsden (Merungle), AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1912	Temora Ambulance Station, AU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1912	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1912	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1912	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1912	Coan Downs, AU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	1 year	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1912	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1912	Merrowie North, AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	1 year	15 of 100 (Routine)

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

1811 to 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1912. 1912 had 76 records.

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

Records on 09-03 in each year
Year	Records
1811	1
1823	1
1835	1
1843	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	1
1854	1
1856	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1880	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	4
1892	4
1894	3
1895	8
1896	1
1897	3
1898	8
1899	1
1900	3
1901	3
1902	3
1903	4
1904	12
1905	22
1906	14
1907	13
1908	10
1909	22
1910	28
1911	87
1912	76
1913	21
1914	14
1915	20
1916	32
1917	20
1918	135
1919	68
1920	65
1921	116
1922	51
1923	134
1924	189
1925	290
1926	225
1927	67
1928	302
1929	431
1930	120
1931	429
1932	411
1933	270
1934	587
1935	453
1936	342
1937	774
1938	336
1939	656
1940	213
1941	406
1942	451
1943	286
1944	282
1945	404
1946	524
1947	1,515
1948	453
1949	281
1950	654
1951	455
1952	823
1953	846
1954	350
1955	492
1956	482
1957	315
1958	539
1959	380
1960	462
1961	996
1962	415
1963	295
1964	422
1965	472
1966	387
1967	901
1968	378
1969	516
1970	566
1971	570
1972	691
1973	766
1974	2,122
1975	530
1976	795
1977	542
1978	635
1979	755
1980	517
1981	518
1982	699
1983	947
1984	838
1985	983
1986	735
1987	666
1988	1,224
1989	723
1990	773
1991	782
1992	1,127
1993	1,226
1994	1,249
1995	1,409
1996	683
1997	1,274
1998	1,333
1999	1,520
2000	1,722
2001	799
2002	605
2003	1,259
2004	704
2005	727
2006	1,512
2007	1,032
2008	1,183
2009	801
2010	1,204
2011	1,252
2012	944
2013	694
2014	535
2015	760
2016	833
2017	1,122
2018	680
2019	644
2020	756
2021	493
2022	1,587
2023	969
2024	851
2025	533
2026	1,240

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	48
5 to 10	14
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1