Weather Records on 3 September 1955

492 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1955. Highest significance: Rampur, IN.

Key Facts for 3 September 1955

On 3 September 1955, 492 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 444 daily.
Rampur set a daily record precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 3 September 1955.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

492 stations

492 station records on 3 September 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rampur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkanika	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dhama	India	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kharaghoda	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pal-Lahara	India	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hindol	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ambabhona	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jaswantpura	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barchana	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Papanasam	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kamakhyanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simdega	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abu Road	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moyna	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sachor	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crisfield Somrs Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bolgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barmer	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido Church Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

492 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 161.

Records on 3 September 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1955 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 44, daily 444.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

360 broken records

Margins by which the 360 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 133.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1955

Top 20 records on 3 September 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1955	Rampur, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1955	Rajkanika, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1955	Dhama, IN	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1955	Kharaghoda, IN	monthly rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1955	Cuttack, IN	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1955	Ust Tzilma, RU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1955	Pal-Lahara, IN	daily rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1955	Sambalpur, IN	daily rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1955	Hindol, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1955	Ambabhona, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1955	Jaswantpura, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1955	Pocomoke City, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1955	Barchana, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1955	Jarpara, IN	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1955	Raleigh 4 SW, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1955	Cuttack, IN	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1955	Borzja, RU	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1955	Ukiah, US	all-time high max	46.1 C (115.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1955	Warburton, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1955	Papanasam, IN	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	38 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1955. 1955 had 492 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	317
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1