Weather Records on 3 September 2011

1,252 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 2011. Highest significance: New Orleans Audubon, US.

Key Facts for 3 September 2011

On 3 September 2011, 1,252 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
812 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 121 monthly and 1,126 daily.
New Orleans Audubon set a daily record precipitation of 204.5 mm (8.1 in) on 3 September 2011.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,252 stations

1,252 station records on 3 September 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Berea College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	64 of 100 (Major)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Asahikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Calera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rioverde (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
St Gabriel	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	252.2 mm (9.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Sherwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tokushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ytre Solund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galliano	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lourdes	France	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fresnillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pitiquito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lille-Lesquin	France	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sakai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lsu Ben-Hur Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chicapa de Castro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Denham Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Matsue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Mateo Acuitlapilco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stadlandet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Himeji	Japan	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Apaseo El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,252 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 423, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 389, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 277.

Records on 3 September 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	423
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	389
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 2011 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 121, daily 1,126.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

880 broken records

Margins by which the 880 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 172.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 2011

Top 20 records on 3 September 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 2011	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2011	Biloxi, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	114 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2011	Berea College, US	all-time high min	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2011	New Orleans AP, US	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2011	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	112 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2011	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2011	Asahikawa, JP	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2011	Mobile, US	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2011	Calera, MX	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2011	Rioverde (Dge), MX	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2011	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2011	Napoleonville, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2011	St Gabriel, US	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2011	Abashiri, JP	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2011	Slidell, US	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2011	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2011	Sumoto, JP	daily rain	252.2 mm (9.9 in)	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2011	Oconomowoc Wwtp, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	115 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2011	Ocampo, MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2011	Baton Rouge Sherwood, US	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	25 years	50 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 2011. 2011 had 1,252 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 2011-09-03: 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	816
25 to 50	37
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1