Weather Records on 3 September 1926

225 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1926. Highest significance: Millerton, US.

Key Facts for 3 September 1926

On 3 September 1926, 225 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 219 daily.
Millerton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 142.0 mm (5.6 in) on 3 September 1926.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

225 stations

225 station records on 3 September 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lenox	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

225 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 127.

Records on 3 September 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1926 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 219.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

181 broken records

Margins by which the 181 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1926

Top 20 records on 3 September 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1926	Millerton, US	monthly rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1926	Greensburg, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1926	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1926	Lenox, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1926	Mt Ayr, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1926	1 ENE Fairfield, US	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1926	Ottumwa 1 WSW, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1926	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1926	Chariton 1 E, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1926	Madison, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1926	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1926	Clarinda, US	all-time rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1926	Maryville 2E, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1926	Stratton, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1926	Tashkent, UZ	monthly high min	22.7 C (72.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1926	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1926	Olney 2S, US	all-time rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1926	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1926	Bonaparte 5 NE, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1926	Butlerville 2 WNW, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	29 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1926. 1926 had 225 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 20	144
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1