Weather Records on 3 September 1979

755 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1979. Highest significance: Deakin, AU.

Key Facts for 3 September 1979

On 3 September 1979, 755 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 738 daily.
Deakin set a daily record precipitation of 39.0 mm (1.5 in) on 3 September 1979.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

755 stations

755 station records on 3 September 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Deakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Grove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iqaluit A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Reid	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Itirapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willamina	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dzhikimda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kasa	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millheim	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haskins Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ornskoldsvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartline	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loxahatchee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wolcott 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hmas Cerberus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ra-Iz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grauna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Francisco da Corredeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sayre 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

755 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 447, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 September 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	447
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1979 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 738.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

615 broken records

Margins by which the 615 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1979

Top 20 records on 3 September 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1979	Deakin, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1979	Eagle, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1979	Wilbur, US	all-time rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1979	Norwich, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1979	Cherry Grove 2 S, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1979	Salekhard, RU	monthly rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1979	Yardea, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1979	Iqaluit A, CA	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1979	Areia (Ufpb), BR	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1979	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1979	Reid, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1979	Gossweinstein, DE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1979	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1979	Mundoora, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1979	Itirapina, BR	daily rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1979	Campo Alegre, BR	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1979	Willamina, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1979	Dzhikimda, RU	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1979	Kasa, SE	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1979	Millheim, US	all-time rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	41 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1979. 1979 had 755 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 1979-09-03: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 September 1979
Margin	Records
0 to 10	495
10 to 20	85
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	6