Weather Records on 3 September 1956

482 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1956. Highest significance: Ismailia, EG.

Key Facts for 3 September 1956

On 3 September 1956, 482 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 337 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 479 daily.
Ismailia set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 25.0 C (77.0 F) on 3 September 1956.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

482 stations

482 station records on 3 September 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maibong	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washim	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Castlemaine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnaprasad	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Katol	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rosthern	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redmond 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

482 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 168, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 88, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 September 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	168
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 September 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 479.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

386 broken records

Margins by which the 386 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1956

Top 20 records on 3 September 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1956	Ismailia, EG	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1956	Maibong, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1956	Naracoorte, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1956	Washim, IN	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1956	Ballan, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1956	Itaporanga Dajuda, BR	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1956	Maldon (Derby Hill), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1956	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1956	Jackman, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1956	Grangeville, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1956	Castlemaine Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1956	Talbot (Post Office), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1956	High River, CA	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1956	Santuck, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1956	Warburton, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1956	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1956	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1956	Russell, CA	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1956	Krishnaprasad, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1956	Katol, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	28 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1956. 1956 had 482 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 10	365
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2