Weather Records on 3 September 1989

723 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1989. Highest significance: Bologna, IT.

Key Facts for 3 September 1989

On 3 September 1989, 723 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
230 were record highs and 282 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 697 daily.
Bologna set a daily record precipitation of 55.8 mm (2.2 in) on 3 September 1989.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

723 stations

723 station records on 3 September 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Langebaan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kyoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kobe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wakayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	241.5 mm (9.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iida	Japan	Record daily precipitation	184.5 mm (7.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guiyang	China	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk Karl Stefan Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nagoya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hikone	Japan	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mayo	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alpharetta 4 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Takayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brookgreen Gardens	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ibukiyama Mtn (Aut)	Japan	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fukui	Japan	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sobol Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Suifenhe	China	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russell Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Suwa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lumber City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bennet	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kansai Internationa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Villagran (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

723 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 177, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 211.

Records on 3 September 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	177
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 697.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

542 broken records

Margins by which the 542 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1989

Top 20 records on 3 September 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1989	Bologna, IT	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	115 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1989	Langebaan, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1989	Nara, JP	daily rain	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1989	Benson, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1989	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1989	Kyoto, JP	daily rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1989	Combolcha, ET	all-time rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1989	Kobe, JP	daily rain	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1989	Wakayama, JP	daily rain	241.5 mm (9.5 in)	216.5 mm (8.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1989	Iida, JP	daily rain	184.5 mm (7.3 in)	163.5 mm (6.4 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1989	Mohall, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1989	Guiyang, CN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1989	Weissenburg, DE	daily low max	12.3 C (54.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1989	Vladivostok, RU	daily rain	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1989	Arcadia, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1989	Vrugbaar, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1989	Superior, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1989	Stanley 3 NNW, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1989	Norfolk Karl Stefan Mem AP, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1989	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	39 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1989. 1989 had 723 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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Data for records on 1989-09-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	525
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1