Weather Records on 3 September 1977

542 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1977. Highest significance: Pendra Road, IN.

Key Facts for 3 September 1977

On 3 September 1977, 542 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
186 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 517 daily.
Pendra Road set an all-time record daily precipitation of 320.0 mm (12.6 in) on 3 September 1977.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

542 stations

542 station records on 3 September 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Annaberg-Buchholz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg/Oberfranken-Huttst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bogorodskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dzaore	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Bathurst (Somerton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Long Is 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calvillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gijon la Merced	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vandalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

542 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 248.

Records on 3 September 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1977 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 517.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

415 broken records

Margins by which the 415 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1977

Top 20 records on 3 September 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1977	Pendra Road, IN	all-time rain	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1977	Des Moines, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1977	Leipzig-Schkeuditz, DE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1977	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1977	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1977	Gavar, AM	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1977	Annaberg-Buchholz, DE	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1977	Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1977	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1977	Acmetonia Lock 3, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1977	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1977	Tartu, EE	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1977	Fichtelberg/Oberfranken-Huttst, DE	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1977	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1977	Hialeah, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1977	Titusville, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1977	Northam, AU	monthly low min	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1977	McNary 2N, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1977	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1977	Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach, DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	36 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1977. 1977 had 542 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	353
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1