Weather Records on 3 September 1993

1,226 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1993. Highest significance: Watseka Public Works, US.

Key Facts for 3 September 1993

On 3 September 1993, 1,226 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
441 were record highs and 297 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 104 monthly and 1,118 daily.
Watseka Public Works set a daily record precipitation of 98.6 mm (3.9 in) on 3 September 1993.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,226 stations

1,226 station records on 3 September 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Petersburg 61 Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Volshskiy Gmo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Uzur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nizhny-Chir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Frolovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Danilovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saverton L&D 22	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Asosan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kentland	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivan	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Labelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zanesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ejido Reata	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	247.9 mm (9.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,226 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 174, Highest daily minimum 327, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 487, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 September 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	174
Highest daily minimum	327
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	487
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1993 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 104, daily 1,118.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

960 broken records

Margins by which the 960 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1993

Top 20 records on 3 September 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1993	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1993	Vandalia, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1993	Labertouche, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1993	Bolivar, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	87 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1993	Pana, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1993	Linesville 1 S, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1993	Jamestown 2 NW, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1993	Petersburg 61 Brg, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1993	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1993	Bowling Green 1 E, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1993	Volshskiy Gmo, RU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1993	Uzur, RU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1993	Nizhny-Chir, RU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1993	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1993	Frolovo, RU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1993	Put-In-Bay, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1993	Tacambaro, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1993	Steelville 2 N, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1993	Danilovka, RU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1993	Greenville, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	52 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1993. 1993 had 1,226 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	843
20 to 40	87
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	2