Weather Records on 3 September 1952

823 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1952. Highest significance: Cressy Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 3 September 1952

On 3 September 1952, 823 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 597 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 815 daily.
Cressy Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 3 September 1952.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

823 stations

823 station records on 3 September 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Viewpoint	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woods (Den)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tolmie State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salepur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfeldy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arthurs Lake (Upper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

823 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 216, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 381, Heaviest daily rainfall 136.

Records on 3 September 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	216
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	381
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 815.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

657 broken records

Margins by which the 657 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1952

Top 20 records on 3 September 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1952	Cressy Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1952	Viewpoint, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1952	Woods (Den), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1952	Astana, KZ	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1952	Kiev, UA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1952	Tolmie State School, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1952	Woods Point, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1952	Brinkley, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1952	Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1952	Westbury (Valley View), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1952	Tallapoosa 2 N, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1952	St Andrews, CA	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1952	Colagaon, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1952	Hampton, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	58 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1952	Brookhaven City, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1952	Canton 4N, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1952	Longford (Denton Close), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1952	Ozark, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1952	Pocahontas 1, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1952	Russellville, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	63 years	31 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1952. 1952 had 823 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 1952-09-03: 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 10	619
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1