Weather Records on 3 September 1968

378 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1968. Highest significance: Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 3 September 1968

On 3 September 1968, 378 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 373 daily.
Fort Cunynghame (Bos) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 107.5 mm (4.2 in) on 3 September 1968.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

378 stations

378 station records on 3 September 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sobradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bokfontein, Franklin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Raghunathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Naples 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

378 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 September 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

315 broken records

Margins by which the 315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1968

Top 20 records on 3 September 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1968	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	76 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1968	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1968	Geilo, NO	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1968	Mkambati, ZA	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1968	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1968	Tuddal, NO	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1968	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1968	Fazenda Sobradinho, BR	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1968	Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen, DE	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1968	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1968	Luling, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1968	Bokfontein, Franklin, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1968	Kendrew Estates, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1968	Farmerville, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1968	Weeping Water, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1968	Wheatlands, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1968	Brackettville, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1968	Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim, DE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1968	Tonti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1968	Buffalo, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	32 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1968. 1968 had 378 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	275
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1