Weather Records on 3 September 2000

1,722 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 2000. Highest significance: Vilsandi, EE.

Key Facts for 3 September 2000

On 3 September 2000, 1,722 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,009 were record highs and 420 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 236 monthly and 1,466 daily.
Vilsandi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.4 mm (3.1 in) on 3 September 2000.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,722 stations

1,722 station records on 3 September 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
St Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Lorenzo Malacota	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Science Garden	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	267.0 mm (10.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnedvinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Piranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loppi Vojakkala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendale 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vernonia #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamina Poitsila	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clendenin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sharcovschina	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Firme	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peon Blanco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jose de Melo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Katsuura	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Culman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,722 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 677, Lowest daily maximum 293, Highest daily minimum 332, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 September 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	677
Lowest daily maximum	293
Highest daily minimum	332
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 September 2000 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 236, daily 1,466.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,221 broken records

Margins by which the 1,221 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 2000

Top 20 records on 3 September 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 2000	Vilsandi, EE	monthly rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2000	Lenoir, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2000	Princetown, AU	all-time rain	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2000	St Paul, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2000	Gotska Sandon, SE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2000	Pakri, EE	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2000	San Lorenzo Malacota, MX	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2000	Science Garden, PH	daily rain	267.0 mm (10.5 in)	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2000	Taloga, US	monthly high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2000	Burnet, US	monthly high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2000	Verhnedvinsk, BY	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2000	Piranga, BR	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2000	Carrollton, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2000	Mankato, US	monthly high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2000	Alexandria, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2000	Clovis, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2000	Loppi Vojakkala, FI	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2000	Camp Pardee, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2000	Horton, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2000	Rosendale 2 E, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	45 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 2000. 2000 had 1,722 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 2000-09-03: 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	1,183
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1