Weather Records on 3 September 2018

680 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 2018. Highest significance: Mikhailovka, KZ.

Key Facts for 3 September 2018

On 3 September 2018, 680 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
376 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 639 daily.
Mikhailovka set an all-time record daily precipitation of 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 3 September 2018.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

680 stations

680 station records on 3 September 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mikhailovka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Herkimer	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Onaga	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Uchur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lillis	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Christchurch Intl	New Zealand	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fact 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burgos-Villafria	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bolotnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston Scholes Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leland Bowman Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Willow Run AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Daltonganj	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hengelo (O)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Longford	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goff 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

680 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 252, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 186.

Records on 3 September 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	252
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 2018 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 36, daily 639.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

528 broken records

Margins by which the 528 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 2018

Top 20 records on 3 September 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 2018	Mikhailovka, KZ	all-time rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 September 2018	Pratt 3NW, US	monthly rain	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	111 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 September 2018	Greensburg, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2018	Herkimer, US	all-time rain	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2018	Onaga, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2018	Gollhofen, DE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	111 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2018	Uchur, RU	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2018	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2018	Lillis, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2018	Jennings, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	112 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2018	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	95 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2018	Christchurch Intl, NZ	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2018	Newton, US	all-time rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2018	Marysville, US	all-time rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2018	Muscatine, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2018	Fact 3W, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2018	Washington, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2018	Mauth-Finsterau, DE	daily rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2018	Blue Rapids, US	monthly rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2018	Great Bend 3WNW, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 2018. 2018 had 680 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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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	469
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	1