Weather Records on 3 September 1982

699 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1982. Highest significance: Houmoed, ZA.

Key Facts for 3 September 1982

On 3 September 1982, 699 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
348 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 661 daily.
Houmoed set a daily record precipitation of 40.8 mm (1.6 in) on 3 September 1982.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

699 stations

699 station records on 3 September 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houmoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bicura	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
West Burke	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shusha	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tapoco	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petrun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karaby-Yala	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oneida	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Traneberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchong	China	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Philadelphia 1 A	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Apache Powder Company	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jogeva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Alotepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mazapil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atwood Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Teocaltiche (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tooma	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Rio Colorado (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	48.3 C (118.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oktyabr Skoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pismo Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverdale 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

699 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 223.

Records on 3 September 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 36, daily 661.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

518 broken records

Margins by which the 518 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1982

Top 20 records on 3 September 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1982	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1982	Jabalpur, IN	daily rain	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1982	Bicura, RU	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1982	Virtsu, EE	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1982	Canfield 1 S, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1982	New Castle 1 N, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1982	West Burke, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1982	Shusha, AZ	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1982	Tapoco, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1982	Carrollton 3 NNE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1982	Petrun, RU	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1982	Clarksdale, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1982	Ubon Ratchathani, TH	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1982	Karaby-Yala, UA	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1982	Oneida, US	all-time rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1982	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	101 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1982	Krasnyj Chikoj, RU	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1982	Minden, CA	daily low max	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1982	Tonala (Smn), MX	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1982	Haliburton A, CA	daily low max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	88 years	37 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1982. 1982 had 699 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	493
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1