Weather Records on 3 September 1936

342 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1936. Highest significance: Kamiesberg, ZA.

Key Facts for 3 September 1936

On 3 September 1936, 342 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 319 daily.
Kamiesberg set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 3 September 1936.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

342 stations

342 station records on 3 September 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Budaun	India	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salon	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barsoe	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hiranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Daltonganj	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sheopur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Soraon	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vishnupur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Angiola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

342 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 144.

Records on 3 September 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 319.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

270 broken records

Margins by which the 270 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1936

Top 20 records on 3 September 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1936	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1936	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1936	Scott City, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1936	Kishanganj, IN	daily rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1936	Quincy, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1936	Charlotte Wb City, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1936	Wheatland 4N, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1936	Yercaud, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1936	Gospic, HR	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1936	Purnea, IN	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1936	Arni, IN	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1936	Budaun, IN	daily rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1936	Bolivar Wtr Wks, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1936	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1936	Williamson, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1936	Salon, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1936	Poplar 2 E, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1936	Jackson Exp STN, US	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1936	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1936	Barsoe, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	10 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1936. 1936 had 342 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	235
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1