Weather Records on 3 September 1938

336 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1938. Highest significance: Lake Moraine, US.

Key Facts for 3 September 1938

On 3 September 1938, 336 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 308 daily.
Lake Moraine set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 3 September 1938.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

336 stations

336 station records on 3 September 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmau	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roomal	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bhavnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Safipur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Unnao	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Russelkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

336 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 112.

Records on 3 September 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 308.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

267 broken records

Margins by which the 267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1938

Top 20 records on 3 September 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1938	Lake Moraine, US	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1938	Longmont 2 ESE, US	monthly rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1938	Ft Collins, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1938	Asheville, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1938	Waterdale, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1938	Ketty, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1938	Idaho Springs, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1938	Westcliffe, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1938	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1938	Edgewater, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1938	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	15.2 C (59.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1938	Katangi, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1938	Narayanganj, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1938	Selbu-Stubbe, NO	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1938	Grover 10 W, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1938	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1938	Dalmau, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1938	Roomal, IN	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1938	Kimball 2NE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1938	Lanji, IN	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	26 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1938. 1938 had 336 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 10	213
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1