Weather Records on 3 September 2013

694 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 2013. Highest significance: Bowman Dam, US.

Key Facts for 3 September 2013

On 3 September 2013, 694 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
477 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 660 daily.
Bowman Dam set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 3 September 2013.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

694 stations

694 station records on 3 September 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Magic Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 16 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Patna	India	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moonshine	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tazewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nezperce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwells Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estell Manor	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Broadus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Terry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Auke Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barbourville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greers Ferry Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

694 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 341, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 154.

Records on 3 September 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	341
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 2013 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

501 broken records

Margins by which the 501 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 2013

Top 20 records on 3 September 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 2013	Bowman Dam, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	115 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2013	Grand Lake Stream, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2013	Gardiner, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	106 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2013	Minicoy Obsy, IN	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2013	Kenton, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2013	Magic Mountain, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2013	Idaho Falls 16 SE, US	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2013	Baldwinsville, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2013	Augusta, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2013	Detour Village, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2013	Saint Maries, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2013	Roundup, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2013	Patna, IN	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2013	Kellogg, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2013	Moonshine, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2013	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2013	Charlevoix, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2013	Payette, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2013	Busby, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2013	Summit, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	41 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 2013. 2013 had 694 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 2013-09-03: 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	476
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1