Weather Records on 3 September 1934

587 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1934. Highest significance: Bowral Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 3 September 1934

On 3 September 1934, 587 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 267 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 581 daily.
Bowral Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 3 September 1934.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

587 stations

587 station records on 3 September 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hunters Hill (the Bungalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maudeha	India	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mandreal	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lilli Pilli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crookhaven Heads	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kamakhyanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olin	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

587 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 231.

Records on 3 September 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 581.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

491 broken records

Margins by which the 491 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1934

Top 20 records on 3 September 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1934	Bowral Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1934	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1934	Dubuque River, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1934	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1934	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1934	Windsor Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1934	Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1934	Hunters Hill (the Bungalow), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1934	Rutherglen, CA	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1934	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1934	Centennial Park, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1934	Minchinbury, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1934	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1934	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1934	Maudeha, IN	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1934	Waupaca, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1934	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1934	Ashfield Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1934	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1934	Sans Souci (Public School), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	37 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1934. 1934 had 587 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	420
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1