Weather Records on 3 September 1962

415 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1962. Highest significance: Ettumanur, IN.

Key Facts for 3 September 1962

On 3 September 1962, 415 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 407 daily.
Ettumanur set a daily record precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 3 September 1962.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

415 stations

415 station records on 3 September 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pindron	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bilgi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bugulma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Connellsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charleroi Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

415 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 178.

Records on 3 September 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 407.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

349 broken records

Margins by which the 349 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1962

Top 20 records on 3 September 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1962	Ettumanur, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1962	Kozhikode, IN	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1962	La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge), MX	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1962	Ilkal, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1962	Chamberlain, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1962	Jackson, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1962	Harapanahalli, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1962	Conceicao da Barra, BR	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1962	Sarapul, RU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1962	Pindron, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1962	Bens Run 1 SSE, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1962	Arsikere, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1962	Dimmitt 6 E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1962	Paravur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1962	Mulege, MX	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1962	Green Bay, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1962	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	34.0 C (93.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1962	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1962	Searcy, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1962	White Lake, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	34 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1962. 1962 had 415 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 1962-09-03: 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 20	322
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1