Weather Records on 3 September 1923

134 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1923. Highest significance: Brindley Park 2, AU.

Key Facts for 3 September 1923

On 3 September 1923, 134 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 132 daily.
Brindley Park 2 set a daily record precipitation of 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 3 September 1923.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

134 stations

134 station records on 3 September 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goonal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cannonbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgandra (Berida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Llangollen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Worondi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pallal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

134 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 101.

Records on 3 September 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 132.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

117 broken records

Margins by which the 117 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1923

Top 20 records on 3 September 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1923	Brindley Park 2, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1923	Biamble, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1923	Goonal, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1923	Gragin, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1923	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1923	Blackville (Krui Vale), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1923	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1923	Southampton, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1923	May Vale, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1923	Goorangoola, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1923	Merriwa (Terragong), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1923	Westminster, CA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1923	Lakefield, CA	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	45 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1923	Oswego 1 N, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1923	Marengo, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1923	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1923	Cannonbar, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1923	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1923	M.R.A., AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1923	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1923. 1923 had 134 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 September 1923
Margin	Records
0 to 10	82
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2