Weather Records on 3 September 1961

996 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1961. Highest significance: Salida, US.

Key Facts for 3 September 1961

On 3 September 1961, 996 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 436 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 956 daily.
Salida set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 3 September 1961.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

996 stations

996 station records on 3 September 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bemetara	India	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Todgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narsingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lucerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baihar	India	Record daily precipitation	187.7 mm (7.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chhipabarod	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tonk	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Foxpark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sojat	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

996 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 174, Highest daily minimum 213, Lowest daily minimum 262, Heaviest daily rainfall 285, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 3 September 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	174
Highest daily minimum	213
Lowest daily minimum	262
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 3 September 1961 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 37, daily 956.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

766 broken records

Margins by which the 766 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1961

Top 20 records on 3 September 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1961	Salida, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1961	Cheesman, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1961	Buena Vista 2S, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1961	Bendoc Park, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1961	Crested Butte, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1961	Pitkin, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1961	Bemetara, IN	daily rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1961	Conception, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1961	Petaluma AP, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1961	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1961	Lanji, IN	daily rain	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1961	Idaho Springs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1961	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1961	Bateman Rch, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1961	Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1961	Monument 2 WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1961	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1961	King City, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1961	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1961	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	47 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1961. 1961 had 996 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 1961-09-03: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	731
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2