Weather Records on 3 September 1976

795 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1976. Highest significance: Kyrylivka, UA.

Key Facts for 3 September 1976

On 3 September 1976, 795 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 331 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 777 daily.
Kyrylivka set an all-time record daily precipitation of 169.9 mm (6.7 in) on 3 September 1976.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

795 stations

795 station records on 3 September 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kyrylivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cloughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Olonec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pskov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Balline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ukmerge	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dinninup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilyama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Googa Googa Crk Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arteaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arcade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tecamachalco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petrozawodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

795 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 363, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 September 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	363
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 September 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 777.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

670 broken records

Margins by which the 670 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1976

Top 20 records on 3 September 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1976	Kyrylivka, UA	all-time rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	7 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1976	Quairading, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1976	Cloughton, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1976	Olonec, RU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1976	Pskov, RU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1976	Balline, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1976	Ukmerge, LT	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1976	Turi, EE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1976	Bunbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1976	Dinninup, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1976	Wilyama, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1976	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily low min	5.5 C (41.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1976	Googa Googa Crk Forest, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1976	Svirica, RU	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1976	Berlin, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1976	Bethlehem, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1976	Nevada City, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1976	Borzja, RU	monthly high min	18.1 C (64.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1976	Gallivare_A, SE	daily low max	4.5 C (40.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1976	Arcade, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1976. 1976 had 795 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	662
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1