Weather Records on 3 September 1994

1,249 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1994. Highest significance: Whiteriver 1 SW, US.

Key Facts for 3 September 1994

On 3 September 1994, 1,249 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
314 were record highs and 651 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,200 daily.
Whiteriver 1 SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 92.5 mm (3.6 in) on 3 September 1994.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,249 stations

1,249 station records on 3 September 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chino Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zuni	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Star Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wedgefield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McGaffey 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Creel (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Manuel	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,249 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 459, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 192, Heaviest daily rainfall 284.

Records on 3 September 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	459
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	192
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1994 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 45, daily 1,200.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

967 broken records

Margins by which the 967 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 188.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1994

Top 20 records on 3 September 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1994	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	78 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1994	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1994	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1994	Tucson WFO, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1994	Bloomfield 3 SE, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1994	Greer, US	all-time rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1994	Chino Valley, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1994	Williams, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1994	Zuni, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1994	Fruitland, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1994	Star Lake, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1994	Oracle 2 SE, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1994	Springerville, US	all-time rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1994	Luna Rs, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1994	Springview 2NW, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1994	Greer, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1994	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1994	Scottsboro, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1994	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1994	Lake Providence, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	43 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1994. 1994 had 1,249 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 25	951
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1