Weather Records on 3 September 1984

838 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1984. Highest significance: Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU.

Key Facts for 3 September 1984

On 3 September 1984, 838 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 244 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 771 daily.
Port Lincoln (Woolga) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 51.0 mm (2.0 in) on 3 September 1984.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

838 stations

838 station records on 3 September 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln (White Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ramsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Multra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana East Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Asele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia Polisie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lannas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manbulloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nordvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote (Karinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
North Shields (Port Lincoln Ae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sosjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Kangawall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indal_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hunge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dodre	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murrays Lagoon (Bayside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tantima	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE (Keilira Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fagelsjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hjalta_Kraftverk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mascote	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Plaisante	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mora_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Richmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salgado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nazare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lovnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

838 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 349.

Records on 3 September 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	349
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1984 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 63, daily 771.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

732 broken records

Margins by which the 732 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1984

Top 20 records on 3 September 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1984	Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1984	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	103 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1984	Port Lincoln (White Flat), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1984	Ramsele, SE	monthly rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1984	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1984	Forse, SE	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1984	Multra, SE	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1984	Niigata, JP	monthly rain	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1984	Parndana East Research Station, AU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1984	Pao de Acucar, BR	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1984	Asele, SE	monthly rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1984	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1984	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1984	Lethebrook, AU	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1984	Junsele, SE	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1984	Philadelphia Polisie, ZA	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1984	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1984	Lannas, SE	monthly rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1984	Estancia, BR	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1984	Manbulloo, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	46 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1984. 1984 had 838 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	686
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1