Weather Records on 3 September 1973

766 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1973. Highest significance: Poplar 2 E, US.

Key Facts for 3 September 1973

On 3 September 1973, 766 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
246 were record highs and 187 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 720 daily.
Poplar 2 E set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 3 September 1973.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

766 stations

766 station records on 3 September 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Markovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Feiticeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kananaskis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mineirolandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Smith A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westby	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttle	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tavda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cotonou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mitiamo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

766 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 333.

Records on 3 September 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	333
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1973 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 43, daily 720.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

595 broken records

Margins by which the 595 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1973

Top 20 records on 3 September 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1973	Poplar 2 E, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1973	Zinapecuaro, MX	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1973	Glendive, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1973	Markovo, RU	all-time rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1973	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1973	Napoleon, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1973	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1973	Savage, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1973	Ralph 1 N, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1973	Clay Ctr 6 ESE, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1973	Friend 3E, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1973	Alton 1 W, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1973	Culbertson, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1973	Sidney, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1973	Fessenden, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1973	Feiticeiro, BR	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1973	Superior, US	all-time rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1973	Wills Pt, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1973	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1973	Kananaskis, CA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	46 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1973. 1973 had 766 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 1973-09-03: 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 10	471
10 to 20	63
20 to 30	31
30 to 40	16
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1