Weather Records on 3 September 2001

799 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 2001. Highest significance: Poltava, UA.

Key Facts for 3 September 2001

On 3 September 2001, 799 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
387 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 754 daily.
Poltava set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 3 September 2001.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

799 stations

799 station records on 3 September 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hattula Lepaa-1	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shimizu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	224.5 mm (8.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Snowshoe Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kona Village 93.8	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zhashkov	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bankhead L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bastanka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schinnen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater Hydro	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yinchuan	China	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prentiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Terneuzen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Liubashivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Ildelfonso Villa Alta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pervomaisk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goshen Springs 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa San Ildefonso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ennis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Phillips	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angel R. Cabada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnohrad	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tapoco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sisal	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

799 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 199, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 275.

Records on 3 September 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	199
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 2001 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 42, daily 754.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

597 broken records

Margins by which the 597 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 143.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 2001

Top 20 records on 3 September 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 2001	Poltava, UA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2001	Montevallo, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2001	Waren, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2001	Collins, US	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2001	Mecca Fire STN, US	all-time high min	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2001	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2001	Odesa, UA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2001	Hattula Lepaa-1, FI	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2001	Shimizu, JP	daily rain	224.5 mm (8.8 in)	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2001	Snowshoe Lake, US	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2001	Kona Village 93.8, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2001	Zhashkov, UA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2001	Aliceville, US	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2001	San Marcos, MX	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2001	Bankhead L&D, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2001	Bastanka, UA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2001	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2001	Schinnen, NL	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2001	Angaston, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2001	Soltau, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	96 years	42 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 2001. 2001 had 799 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 2001-09-03: 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	567
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1