Weather Records on 3 September 1920

65 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1920. Highest significance: Dumble, AU.

Key Facts for 3 September 1920

On 3 September 1920, 65 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 65 daily.
Dumble set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 3 September 1920.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

65 stations

65 station records on 3 September 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Morton Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lila Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nelgowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera (Brewarrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Neba Coonamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

65 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 56.

Records on 3 September 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	56
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 65.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

58 broken records

Margins by which the 58 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1920

Top 20 records on 3 September 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1920	Dumble, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1920	Walgett (Euroka), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1920	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1920	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1920	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1920	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1920	Quabathoo, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1920	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1920	Combogolong, AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1920	Coonamble (Pier Pier), AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1920	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1920	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1920	Gilgoin, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1920	Brewon, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1920	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1920	Bollon Mary St, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1920	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1920	Walgett (Goangra), AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1920	Collerina (Corrella), AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1920	Enngonia (Morton Plains), AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	20 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1920. 1920 had 65 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	25
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	6
25 to 30	3
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	1