Weather Records on 3 September 1933

270 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1933. Highest significance: Chandler, US.

Key Facts for 3 September 1933

On 3 September 1933, 270 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 254 daily.
Chandler set a monthly record daily precipitation of 153.2 mm (6.0 in) on 3 September 1933.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

270 stations

270 station records on 3 September 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sira	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bijni	India	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Challakire	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barkola	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Bremen	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jingellic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jamkhandi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arkalgud	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pavagada	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

270 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 160.

Records on 3 September 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 254.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

206 broken records

Margins by which the 206 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1933

Top 20 records on 3 September 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1933	Chandler, US	monthly rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1933	Minsk, BY	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1933	Krishnarajnagar, IN	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1933	Holenarsipur, IN	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1933	Kenton, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1933	Sidney 2 N, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1933	Sira, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1933	Saunur(Savnur), IN	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1933	Irvington, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1933	Bijni, IN	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1933	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1933	Brinkley, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1933	Mena, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1933	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1933	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1933	Challakire, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1933	Kingfisher, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1933	Barkola, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1933	Hospet, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1933	Booneville, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	33 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1933. 1933 had 270 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	157
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2