Weather Records on 3 September 1932

411 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1932. Highest significance: Hoorn, NL.

Key Facts for 3 September 1932

On 3 September 1932, 411 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 389 daily.
Hoorn set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 3 September 1932.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

411 stations

411 station records on 3 September 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne City	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Devrukh	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farmersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah River	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Patna Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolaram	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dinapur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kumta	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chiplun	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pathalipam	India	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talcher	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

411 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 212.

Records on 3 September 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 389.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

334 broken records

Margins by which the 334 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1932

Top 20 records on 3 September 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1932	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1932	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1932	Covington 3 SW, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1932	Ft Wayne City, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1932	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1932	Kaikalur, IN	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1932	Devrukh, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1932	Karesuando, SE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1932	Delphi 2 N, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1932	Rockville, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1932	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1932	Farmersburg, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1932	Paducah River, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1932	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1932	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1932	Ellore, IN	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1932	Vijayawada, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1932	Patna Obsy, IN	daily rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1932	Union City, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1932	Huntington, US	monthly rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1932. 1932 had 411 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	266
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1