Weather Records on 3 September 1998

1,333 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1998. Highest significance: Cordele, US.

Key Facts for 3 September 1998

On 3 September 1998, 1,333 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
815 were record highs and 230 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 153 monthly and 1,173 daily.
Cordele set an all-time record daily precipitation of 235.7 mm (9.3 in) on 3 September 1998.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,333 stations

1,333 station records on 3 September 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	235.7 mm (9.3 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Kolba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	222.8 mm (8.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Boskoop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wateree Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Headland	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Balch Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chipley	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cross City 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wedgefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trostberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clara	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Mill 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Midville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlet	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalcazar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macon Middle Ga Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,333 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 384, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 431, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 288.

Records on 3 September 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	384
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	431
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1998 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 153, daily 1,173.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

954 broken records

Margins by which the 954 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 205.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1998

Top 20 records on 3 September 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1998	Cordele, US	all-time rain	235.7 mm (9.3 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 September 1998	Wewahitchka, US	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	96 years	77 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1998	Kolba, RU	all-time rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1998	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1998	Louisville 1 E, US	monthly rain	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	74 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1998	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	222.8 mm (8.8 in)	205.3 mm (8.1 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1998	Eastman 1 W, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1998	Boskoop, NL	monthly rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1998	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	110 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1998	Perry, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1998	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1998	Moultrie 2 ESE, US	monthly rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1998	Wateree Dam, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1998	Abbeville, US	daily rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1998	Headland, US	monthly rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1998	Augusta Bush Fld AP, US	all-time rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1998	Balch Pwr House, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1998	Abbeville 4S, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1998	Americus, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1998	Chipley, US	monthly rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1998. 1998 had 1,333 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 50	921
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1