Weather Records on 3 September 1954

350 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1954. Highest significance: Mahim, IN.

Key Facts for 3 September 1954

On 3 September 1954, 350 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 336 daily.
Mahim set a daily record precipitation of 212.1 mm (8.4 in) on 3 September 1954.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

350 stations

350 station records on 3 September 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahim	India	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edith Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parlakimedi	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nawarangpur	India	Record daily precipitation	211.8 mm (8.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bassein	India	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Juanbung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rayagada	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gariabund	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gunupur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vada	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mahudha	India	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Council Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

350 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 September 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 336.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

273 broken records

Margins by which the 273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1954

Top 20 records on 3 September 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1954	Mahim, IN	daily rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1954	Minusinsk, RU	monthly rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1954	Smithton (Grant Street), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1954	Irishtown, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1954	Palakonda, IN	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1954	Potsdam, DE	monthly rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1954	Tekkali, IN	daily rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1954	Edith Creek, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1954	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1954	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1954	Parlakimedi, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1954	Nawarangpur, IN	monthly rain	211.8 mm (8.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1954	Bassein, IN	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1954	Juanbung, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1954	Rayagada, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1954	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1954	Orebro, SE	daily high min	15.8 C (60.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1954	Three Hills, CA	monthly snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1954	Parvatipur, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1954	Moorleah (Preolenna Road), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	30 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1954. 1954 had 350 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	251
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1