Weather Records on 3 September 1951

455 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1951. Highest significance: Moose Jaw Chab, CA.

Key Facts for 3 September 1951

On 3 September 1951, 455 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 435 daily.
Moose Jaw Chab set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 3 September 1951.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

455 stations

455 station records on 3 September 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nadhai	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dhar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

455 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 133, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 130.

Records on 3 September 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	133
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 435.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

325 broken records

Margins by which the 325 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1951

Top 20 records on 3 September 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1951	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1951	Bowman, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1951	Abilene, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1951	Saint Francis, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1951	Atwood, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1951	Alliance 1WNW, US	monthly rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1951	Santa Fe, US	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1951	Mitchell 5E, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1951	Crosby, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1951	Parrsboro, CA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1951	Hettinger, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1951	Queanbeyan (Carwoola), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1951	Benkelman 1N, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1951	Haigler, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1951	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1951	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1951	Dublin 2SE, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1951	Hvar, HR	daily high max	31.3 C (88.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	73 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1951	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1951	Holyoke, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1951. 1951 had 455 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 September 1951
Margin	Records
0 to 10	274
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	4