Weather Records on 3 September 1963

295 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1963. Highest significance: Hopewell 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 3 September 1963

On 3 September 1963, 295 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 289 daily.
Hopewell 1 SE set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 3 September 1963.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

295 stations

295 station records on 3 September 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thetford Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farnham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Notre Dame du Laus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manikpur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chute Hemmings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hathras	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bergschenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Girwan Naraini	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meerut Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Jerome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baker	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kaimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

295 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 September 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 289.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

241 broken records

Margins by which the 241 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1963

Top 20 records on 3 September 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1963	Hopewell 1 SE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1963	Kennebec, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1963	Thetford Mines, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1963	Tamluk, IN	daily rain	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1963	Elephant Butte Dam, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1963	Millers Ferry, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1963	Pikeville, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1963	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1963	Farnham, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1963	Beauceville, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1963	Antigo, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1963	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1963	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1963	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	14.1 C (57.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	78 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1963	Lubbock 9N, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1963	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1963	Jonkoping, SE	daily high min	13.8 C (56.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1963	Canelo 1 NW, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1963	Tarabganj, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1963	Rio Grande (Smn), MX	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	33 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1963. 1963 had 295 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	172
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1