Weather Records on 3 September 2006

1,512 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 2006. Highest significance: Mulgrave Mill, AU.

Key Facts for 3 September 2006

On 3 September 2006, 1,512 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
571 were record highs and 550 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 120 monthly and 1,391 daily.
Mulgrave Mill set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 3 September 2006.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

1,512 stations

1,512 station records on 3 September 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Roswell Ind Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Armavir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vannas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rosta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Myskelasen_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ghost Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Youngtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elphinstone Pocket No1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tepelmeme de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crediton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sadiliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Essex Fells Svc Bldg	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gleneagle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paluma Ivy Cottage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sodersel_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kroksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Horse Shoe Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mutarnee Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sorsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fjallsjonas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,512 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 428, Highest daily minimum 415, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 391.

Records on 3 September 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	428
Highest daily minimum	415
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	391
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 2006 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 120, daily 1,391.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,256 broken records

Margins by which the 1,256 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 2006

Top 20 records on 3 September 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 2006	Mulgrave Mill, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2006	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2006	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2006	Elmira, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2006	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2006	Renovo, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2006	Faribault, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2006	Mtn Park, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2006	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2006	Bingil Bay, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2006	Roswell Ind Air Pk, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2006	Yabulu Qld Nickel, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2006	Armavir, RU	monthly rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2006	Memphis, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2006	Vannas, SE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2006	Bemerside, AU	monthly rain	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2006	Upper Stone Exelby, AU	monthly rain	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2006	Guadalupe, MX	monthly rain	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2006	Hemlock, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2006	Ljusnedal, SE	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	53 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 2006. 2006 had 1,512 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2006-09-03: 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	1,172
20 to 40	66
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1