Weather Records on 3 September 1974

2,122 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1974. Highest significance: Svijagino, RU.

Key Facts for 3 September 1974

On 3 September 1974, 2,122 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 1,622 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 2,110 daily.
Svijagino set an all-time record daily precipitation of 215.0 mm (8.5 in) on 3 September 1974.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 3 September 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Svijagino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Martiros	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dalnerechensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Legkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cayo Arenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tastyp	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kapan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio Allende	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirovskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gavriila Buhta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Jar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,122 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 805, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 817, Heaviest daily rainfall 411.

Records on 3 September 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	805
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	817
Heaviest daily rainfall	411
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1974 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 8, daily 2,110.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,840 broken records

Margins by which the 1,840 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1974

Top 20 records on 3 September 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1974	Svijagino, RU	all-time rain	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	24 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1974	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1974	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1974	Zwartrandjes, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1974	Middlekop (Bos), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1974	Ojo de Agua, MX	all-time rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1974	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1974	De Hoek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1974	Merensky (Skl), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1974	Yerevan, AM	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1974	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1974	Zomerkomst (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1974	Maasbult, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1974	Caldwell 6 NW, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1974	Griffiss AFB, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1974	Martiros, AM	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1974	Ordubad, AZ	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1974	Edjudina, AU	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1974	Versamelhoek, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1974	Bochum, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	20 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1974. 1974 had 2,122 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 20	1,756
20 to 40	69
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1