Weather Records on 3 September 1959

380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1959. Highest significance: Harda, IN.

Key Facts for 3 September 1959

On 3 September 1959, 380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 355 daily.
Harda set a daily record precipitation of 163.6 mm (6.4 in) on 3 September 1959.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

380 stations

380 station records on 3 September 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harda	India	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Asola	India	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bhainsdehi	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Grove 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thirthahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ghorajheri	India	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Khairee	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli City	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	43.4 C (110.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ghairatganj	India	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jaora	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chimur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baindur	India	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chicholi	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minneola	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

380 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 146.

Records on 3 September 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 355.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

278 broken records

Margins by which the 278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1959

Top 20 records on 3 September 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1959	Harda, IN	daily rain	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1959	Asola, IN	daily rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1959	Bhainsdehi, IN	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1959	Madrid - Retiro, ES	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1959	Pine Grove 1 NE, US	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1959	Canton 4 SE, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1959	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1959	Thirthahalli, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1959	Micurinsk, RU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1959	Fort Simpson, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1959	Ghorajheri, IN	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1959	Coatesville 1 SW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1959	Milan, IT	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	191 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1959	Sagar, IN	daily rain	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1959	Khairee, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1959	Tripoli City, LY	daily high max	43.4 C (110.1 F)	10.4 C (18.7 F)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1959	Mulki, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1959	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1959	Taunton, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1959	Ghairatganj, IN	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	35 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1959. 1959 had 380 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	249
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3