Weather Records on 3 September 2004

704 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 2004. Highest significance: Ochoco Rs, US.

Key Facts for 3 September 2004

On 3 September 2004, 704 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
299 were record highs and 262 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 660 daily.
Ochoco Rs set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 3 September 2004.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

704 stations

704 station records on 3 September 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
El Molino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Renningen-Ihinger Hof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Los Pilares	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Lawai 931	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Poza Grande	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Potosi (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Alevina	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ostaskov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Peaje	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union de San Antonio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zitlaltepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nalut	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guayameo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Imlay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brydeswood STN 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Asientos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sanderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa El Bosque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Talon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

704 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 143.

Records on 3 September 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 2004 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 42, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

502 broken records

Margins by which the 502 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 2004

Top 20 records on 3 September 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 2004	Ochoco Rs, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2004	Hostotipaquillo, MX	all-time rain	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2004	El Molino, MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2004	Renningen-Ihinger Hof, DE	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2004	Los Pilares, MX	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2004	Gisela, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2004	Eleele 927, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2004	W Lawai 931, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2004	Ely AP, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2004	Encinal, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2004	La Poza Grande, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2004	San Luis Potosi (Dge), MX	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2004	Mys Alevina, RU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2004	Ostaskov, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2004	Milan, IT	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	222 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2004	Richmond, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2004	Ulan-Ude, RU	daily high min	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2004	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2004	Celaya (Smn), MX	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2004	El Peaje, MX	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	39 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 2004. 2004 had 704 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	442
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2