Weather Records on 3 September 1997

1,274 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1997. Highest significance: Hano_A, SE.

Key Facts for 3 September 1997

On 3 September 1997, 1,274 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
608 were record highs and 366 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 104 monthly and 1,167 daily.
Hano_A set a daily record precipitation of 41.6 mm (1.6 in) on 3 September 1997.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,274 stations

1,274 station records on 3 September 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nybro-Slattingebygd D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Litang	China	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Barron (Franklin Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lund	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adak AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skultuna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan Carlos Martinez de Pi	Peru	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sodertalje	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 4ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morioka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	39.7 C (103.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Alley Point (Poplars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumaris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,274 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 197, Highest daily minimum 491, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 300.

Records on 3 September 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	197
Highest daily minimum	491
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	300
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1997 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 104, daily 1,167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,011 broken records

Margins by which the 1,011 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1997

Top 20 records on 3 September 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1997	Hano_A, SE	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1997	Enterprise, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1997	Bright Angel Rs, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1997	Pahrump 4 NW, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1997	Republic, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1997	Nybro-Slattingebygd D, SE	monthly rain	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1997	Huetamo, MX	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1997	Caliente, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1997	Litang, CN	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1997	Lady Barron (Franklin Parade), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1997	Orenburg, RU	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1997	Norberg, SE	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1997	Sala, SE	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1997	El Morro Natl Mon, US	all-time high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1997	Fergana, UZ	monthly high max	37.1 C (98.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1997	San Simon, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1997	Santa Barbara, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1997	Marathon, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1997	Oberstdorf, DE	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1997	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	40 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1997. 1997 had 1,274 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 10	940
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1