Weather Records on 3 September 1996

683 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1996. Highest significance: Vermillion 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 3 September 1996

On 3 September 1996, 683 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 644 daily.
Vermillion 2 SE set a daily record precipitation of 122.4 mm (4.8 in) on 3 September 1996.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

683 stations

683 station records on 3 September 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oberon (Jenolan State Forest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Excame	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Neozhidannyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barretos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magiscatzin (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Desengano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Misurata	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nice	France	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pozos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Agudo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pontal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whittier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kondoma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaawaloa 29	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boquilla Numero Uno	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colquitt 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barnaul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Passagem (Faz.Sao Vicente)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Potirendaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mandujano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Batan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tlaltenango Sanchez Roman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Losinoborskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heber (Black Mesa) Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

683 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 226.

Records on 3 September 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 644.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

515 broken records

Margins by which the 515 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1996

Top 20 records on 3 September 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1996	Vermillion 2 SE, US	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1996	Martinsville Fltr Plt, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1996	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1996	Oberon (Jenolan State Forest), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1996	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1996	Excame, MX	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1996	San Isidro, MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1996	Presa Golondrinas, MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1996	Milstead, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1996	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1996	Dodge City, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1996	Neozhidannyj, RU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1996	Newcastle, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1996	Fortine 1 N, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1996	Dumas, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1996	Barretos, BR	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1996	San Bartolo, MX	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1996	Valley Head, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1996	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	41 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1996. 1996 had 683 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 1996-09-03: 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 20	469
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1