Weather Records on 3 September 1992

1,127 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1992. Highest significance: Hakalau 142, US.

Key Facts for 3 September 1992

On 3 September 1992, 1,127 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
234 were record highs and 216 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,074 daily.
Hakalau 142 set a daily record precipitation of 153.4 mm (6.0 in) on 3 September 1992.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,127 stations

1,127 station records on 3 September 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthornden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marbling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aurangabad Chikalth	India	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anna	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Linjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pauoa Flats 784	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
'S Heerenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ookala 223	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eurombah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Darkwater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pjarnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dirksland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fruholmen Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Repvag	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muchea Tree Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Booyal Central State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aleppo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuan Creek Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Martin Chalchicuautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krabbendijke	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Urup	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa Tun 2 716	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,127 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 677.

Records on 3 September 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	677
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 52, daily 1,074.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

947 broken records

Margins by which the 947 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1992

Top 20 records on 3 September 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1992	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1992	Kukuihaele Mill 206, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	78 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1992	Mungar Junction, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1992	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1992	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1992	Kaneohe Bay MCAS, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1992	Hawthornden, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1992	Waiahole 837, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1992	Kalihi Rsch Site 777, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1992	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1992	Marbling, AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1992	Toodyay, AU	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1992	New Albany, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1992	Aurangabad Chikalth, IN	monthly rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1992	Waynesboro, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1992	Anna, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1992	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1992	Mount McConnell, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1992	Linjiang, CN	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1992	Pauoa Flats 784, US	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	50 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1992. 1992 had 1,127 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 September 1992
Margin	Records
0 to 20	869
20 to 40	58
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1