Weather Records on 3 September 1971

570 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1971. Highest significance: Andarai, BR.

Key Facts for 3 September 1971

On 3 September 1971, 570 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 553 daily.
Andarai set a daily record precipitation of 89.3 mm (3.5 in) on 3 September 1971.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

570 stations

570 station records on 3 September 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paratinga (Rio Branco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ear Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ksenevskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arvida	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Contendas Do Sincora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke City	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conlen	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

570 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 September 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

449 broken records

Margins by which the 449 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1971

Top 20 records on 3 September 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1971	Andarai, BR	daily rain	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1971	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1971	Crandall Creek, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1971	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1971	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1971	W Liberty 3NW, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1971	Amos, CA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1971	Defiance, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1971	Santo Antonio, BR	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1971	Lamar Rs, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1971	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1971	Red Lake Falls, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1971	Roseau, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1971	Island Park, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1971	La Delle 7 NE, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1971	Paratinga (Rio Branco), BR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1971	Ear Falls, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1971	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1971	Columbus, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1971	Eureka, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1971. 1971 had 570 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	396
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1