Weather Records on 3 September 1987

666 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1987. Highest significance: Waipahu 750, US.

Key Facts for 3 September 1987

On 3 September 1987, 666 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 303 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 642 daily.
Waipahu 750 set a daily record precipitation of 56.9 mm (2.2 in) on 3 September 1987.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

666 stations

666 station records on 3 September 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waipahu 750	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Reivilo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeestpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arivaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bailing-Miao	China	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yanzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Branchville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Otog Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schallstadt-Mengen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hohhot	China	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tepatitlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pustunich	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sarlyk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tapoco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

666 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 201, Heaviest daily rainfall 146.

Records on 3 September 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	201
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 642.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1987

Top 20 records on 3 September 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1987	Waipahu 750, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1987	Reivilo, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1987	Milan, IT	daily rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1987	Hartebeestpoort, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1987	Arivaca, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1987	Bailing-Miao, CN	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1987	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1987	Clover Valley, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1987	Golconda, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1987	Buffalo, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1987	Visalia, US	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1987	Lowville, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1987	Lake Providence, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1987	Fernandina Beach, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1987	Yanzhou, CN	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1987	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1987	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily low max	10.5 C (50.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	91 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1987	Manati 2 E, PR	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1987	Branchville 6 SW, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1987	Weston, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	77 years	35 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1987. 1987 had 666 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 10	460
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1