Weather Records on 3 September 1975

530 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1975. Highest significance: Cayo Arcas, MX.

Key Facts for 3 September 1975

On 3 September 1975, 530 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 509 daily.
Cayo Arcas set a monthly record daily precipitation of 151.4 mm (6.0 in) on 3 September 1975.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

530 stations

530 station records on 3 September 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cayo Arcas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Darlington (Ware Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dululu Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Bolac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pura Pura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gernsheim-Allmendfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Ettrick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beazleys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pearshape	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westmere (Montreux)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brilon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woorabinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laanecoorie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Hole	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warner Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Haven	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melmoth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eslohe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalapa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tullaroop Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cooriemungle Prison Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Detention River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

530 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 290.

Records on 3 September 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 509.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

438 broken records

Margins by which the 438 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1975

Top 20 records on 3 September 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1975	Cayo Arcas, MX	monthly rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1975	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	85 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1975	Leslie Manor (Boolarra), AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1975	Darlington (Ware Street), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1975	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1975	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1975	Dululu Post Office, AU	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1975	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1975	Silverton Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1975	Kempton (Oakmore), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1975	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily high max	38.5 C (101.3 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1975	Currie Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1975	Lake Bolac (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1975	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1975	Hampshire (Neena Road), AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1975	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1975	Ashgrove, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1975	Wowan Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1975	Pura Pura, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1975	Cobden (Post Office), AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	70 years	45 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1975. 1975 had 530 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	361
10 to 20	51
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2