Weather Records on 3 September 1942

451 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1942. Highest significance: Minneapolis, US.

Key Facts for 3 September 1942

On 3 September 1942, 451 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 430 daily.
Minneapolis set an all-time record daily precipitation of 161.0 mm (6.3 in) on 3 September 1942.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

451 stations

451 station records on 3 September 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Morena	India	Record daily precipitation	219.5 mm (8.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bijawar	India	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jalaun	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	200.2 mm (7.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pachwara	India	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uran	India	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vadgaon (Maval)	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paud	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nimarana	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Contai	India	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Harbour	India	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ahwa	India	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pen	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alibag-Cvl.Hosp.	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Katra	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ambah	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Datia	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hindaun	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalpi	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

451 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 282, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 September 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 September 1942 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 18, daily 430.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1942

Top 20 records on 3 September 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1942	Minneapolis, US	all-time rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1942	Morena, IN	all-time rain	219.5 mm (8.6 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1942	Roha, IN	daily rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1942	Bijawar, IN	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1942	Dublin 2SE, US	monthly rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1942	Greeley, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1942	Manhattan, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1942	Jalaun, IN	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1942	Jhansi, IN	daily rain	200.2 mm (7.9 in)	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1942	Clay Ctr, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1942	Lincoln 1 SE, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1942	Pachwara, IN	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1942	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1942	Uran, IN	daily rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1942	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1942	Red Cloud, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1942	Vadgaon (Maval), IN	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1942	Franklin, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1942	Mason City, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1942	Paud, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	45 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1942. 1942 had 451 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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Data for records on 1942-09-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	352
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1