Weather Records on 3 September 1919

68 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1919. Highest significance: Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 3 September 1919

On 3 September 1919, 68 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 66 daily.
Gabo Island Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 3 September 1919.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

68 stations

68 station records on 3 September 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Neba Coonamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gobarralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim (Drewsdene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kardella (Fleetwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

68 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 47.

Records on 3 September 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 66.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

59 broken records

Margins by which the 59 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1919

Top 20 records on 3 September 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1919	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1919	Port Albert, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1919	Yarram, AU	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1919	Bird Rocks, CA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1919	Saint John, CA	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1919	Lake Cochituate, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1919	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1919	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1919	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1919	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1919	Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1919	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1919	Grantville, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1919	Nyngan (Merryanbone), AU	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1919	Menangle Jmai, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1919	Warragul, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1919	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1919	Mortlake, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1919	Cataract River, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1919	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	27 years	18 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1919. 1919 had 68 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 10	44
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1