Weather Records on 3 September 1983

947 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1983. Highest significance: Woodruff, US.

Key Facts for 3 September 1983

On 3 September 1983, 947 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
573 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 869 daily.
Woodruff set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 3 September 1983.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

947 stations

947 station records on 3 September 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodruff	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Churchill A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tepacaltepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armeria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coliban Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yongan	China	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neran	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Podor	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	43.2 C (109.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tremonton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coquimatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hollum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Star Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Custer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moyoguarda	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Cocksdorps	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nes (Ameland)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

947 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 354, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 268, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 September 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	354
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 September 1983 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 76, daily 869.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

740 broken records

Margins by which the 740 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1983

Top 20 records on 3 September 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1983	Woodruff, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1983	Wamsutter, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1983	Metapa de Dominguez, MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1983	Chamingup, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1983	Szombathely, HU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1983	Canton, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1983	Putbus, DE	daily high min	17.3 C (63.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	111 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1983	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	monthly high min	14.7 C (58.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1983	Andrews, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1983	Churchill A, CA	all-time rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1983	Rock Springs AP, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1983	Moroleon, MX	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1983	Tepacaltepec, MX	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1983	Kur, RU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1983	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1983	Smith Ctr, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1983	Blowing Rock 1NW, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1983	Roseau, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1983	Lake Pingrup, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1983	Oakland, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	6 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1983. 1983 had 947 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	720
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1