Weather Records on 3 September 1924

189 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1924. Highest significance: Nossen, DE.

Key Facts for 3 September 1924

On 3 September 1924, 189 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 187 daily.
Nossen set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 3 September 1924.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

189 stations

189 station records on 3 September 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blandville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fernleigh (St.Helena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

189 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 44.

Records on 3 September 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 187.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

133 broken records

Margins by which the 133 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1924

Top 20 records on 3 September 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1924	Nossen, DE	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1924	Newport, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1924	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1924	Point Escuminac, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1924	Haparanda, SE	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1924	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1924	Arad, RO	daily rain	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1924	Westboro, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1924	Biskra, DZ	daily high max	42.0 C (107.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1924	Nymagee (Kenmure Station), AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	15 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1924	Barkerville, CA	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1924	Millsboro, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1924	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1924	Cuerindi, AU	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1924	Atchison, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1924	Somerset Main Street, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1924	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	13 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1924	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	39 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1924	Harnosand, SE	daily high max	20.5 C (68.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1924	Lamar, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	29 years	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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1924. 1924 had 189 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	125
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1