Weather Records on 3 September 2010

1,204 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 2010. Highest significance: Mundrabilla Station, AU.

Key Facts for 3 September 2010

On 3 September 2010, 1,204 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
598 were record highs and 291 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 87 monthly and 1,114 daily.
Mundrabilla Station set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 3 September 2010.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,204 stations

1,204 station records on 3 September 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mungeranie (Cowarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mount Victor (Mt Victor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ammaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
El Dorado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	235.5 mm (9.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio Lopez Rayon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Taldra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	212.6 mm (8.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tarlton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie (Waltowa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mantung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Despoblado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Escuintla (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hiltaba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kojnas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Medio Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	284.5 mm (11.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thorndale	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nooyeah Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 3SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chicharras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mazatan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huehuetan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	284.5 mm (11.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosario	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boquilla Numero Uno	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peechelba East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Barguzin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,204 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 311, Lowest daily maximum 170, Highest daily minimum 287, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 315.

Records on 3 September 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	311
Lowest daily maximum	170
Highest daily minimum	287
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	315
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 2010 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 87, daily 1,114.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

901 broken records

Margins by which the 901 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 2010

Top 20 records on 3 September 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 2010	Mundrabilla Station, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2010	Mungeranie (Cowarie), AU	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	124 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2010	Overland Corner, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2010	Normanville, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2010	Mount Victor (Mt Victor), AU	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2010	Boigbeat, AU	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2010	Ammaroo, AU	monthly rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2010	Quorn, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2010	Mattoon, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2010	Belfast, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2010	Eucla, AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2010	El Dorado, MX	daily rain	235.5 mm (9.3 in)	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2010	Ignacio Lopez Rayon, MX	daily rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2010	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2010	Taldra, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2010	Juchitan de Zaragoza, MX	daily rain	212.6 mm (8.4 in)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2010	Ixtepec, MX	daily rain	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2010	Tarlton Downs, AU	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2010	Meningie (Waltowa), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2010	Shelbyville Dam, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	55 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 2010. 2010 had 1,204 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 2010-09-03: 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 25	842
25 to 50	41
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2