Weather Records on 3 September 2012

944 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 2012. Highest significance: Abbeville, US.

Key Facts for 3 September 2012

On 3 September 2012, 944 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
608 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 882 daily.
Abbeville set a daily record precipitation of 127.5 mm (5.0 in) on 3 September 2012.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

944 stations

944 station records on 3 September 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heinavesi Palokki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palmillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chase City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cekunda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Jar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Miramar NAS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tesocoma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valle Hermoso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Arenal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sutur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Outokumpu Viuruniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hakodate	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Fire STN #5	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Charles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

944 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 428, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 142.

Records on 3 September 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	428
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 60, daily 882.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

610 broken records

Margins by which the 610 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 2012

Top 20 records on 3 September 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 2012	Abbeville, US	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2012	Hanty-Mansijsk, RU	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2012	University, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2012	Heinavesi Palokki, FI	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2012	Palmillas, MX	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2012	Chase City, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2012	Biskra, DZ	daily low min	17.1 C (62.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	128 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2012	Cekunda, RU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2012	Thomasville, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	113 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2012	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2012	Marlinton, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2012	Rison, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	113 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2012	Nashville 1 E, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	113 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2012	Farmerville, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	116 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2012	Mansfield 4 NW, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2012	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	110 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2012	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2012	Selby, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2012	Crockett, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2012	Krasnyj Jar, RU	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	73 years	40 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 2012. 2012 had 944 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 2012-09-03: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	577
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1