Weather Records on 3 September 1986

735 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1986. Highest significance: Kara-Tjurek, RU.

Key Facts for 3 September 1986

On 3 September 1986, 735 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 292 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 716 daily.
Kara-Tjurek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 40.4 mm (1.6 in) on 3 September 1986.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

735 stations

735 station records on 3 September 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kara-Tjurek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kipling 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Karuizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nikko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	228.0 mm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Funk Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Autaugaville 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waubay Natl Wild Life	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crane	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chichibu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burkett	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lensahn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rendsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neumunster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weddingstedt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arkona	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nagano	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maebashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nitta Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tylertown 5ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Urakawa	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Takada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rising Star 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Salto (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Selagoncy	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Rumorosa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

735 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 225, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 September 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	225
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 716.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

597 broken records

Margins by which the 597 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1986

Top 20 records on 3 September 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1986	Kara-Tjurek, RU	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1986	Kipling 4 NNW, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1986	Karuizawa, JP	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1986	Mora, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1986	Nikko, JP	daily rain	228.0 mm (9.0 in)	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1986	Funk Rch, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1986	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1986	Autaugaville 3 N, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1986	Talladega, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1986	Las Animas, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1986	Glenwood 2WNW, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1986	Hartley 4 ESE, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1986	Putbus, DE	daily low max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1986	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1986	Waubay Natl Wild Life, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1986	Lebanon 7 N, US	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1986	Crane, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1986	Chichibu, JP	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1986	Winona, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1986	San Saba, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1986. 1986 had 735 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 50	588
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1