Weather Records on 3 September 1978

635 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1978. Highest significance: Minatitlan, MX.

Key Facts for 3 September 1978

On 3 September 1978, 635 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
193 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 615 daily.
Minatitlan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 364.0 mm (14.3 in) on 3 September 1978.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

635 stations

635 station records on 3 September 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	364.0 mm (14.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Suntar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Njurba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cormick 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lincolnton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hoskintown Radio Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caixa de Areia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Motala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stjarnsund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abadia Dos Dourados	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caiana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yadkinville 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jungapeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

635 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 September 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1978 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 615.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

512 broken records

Margins by which the 512 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1978

Top 20 records on 3 September 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1978	Minatitlan, MX	all-time rain	364.0 mm (14.3 in)	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	11 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1978	Elk, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1978	Suntar, RU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1978	Lyndhurst Station, AU	monthly rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1978	Mirtna, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1978	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1978	Njurba, RU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1978	Albemarle, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1978	Friona, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1978	Gatlinburg 2 SW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1978	Poplar 2 E, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1978	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1978	Mc Cormick 9 E, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1978	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1978	Artesia 6S, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1978	Yarronvale, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1978	Grenfell, CA	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1978	Parndana (Pioneer Bend), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1978	Tg Jiu, RO	daily low min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1978	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low max	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	77 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1978. 1978 had 635 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 1978-09-03: 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 20	483
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1