Weather Records on 3 September 2020

756 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 2020. Highest significance: Changchun, CN.

Key Facts for 3 September 2020

On 3 September 2020, 756 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
613 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 146 monthly and 607 daily.
Changchun set a monthly record daily precipitation of 100.6 mm (4.0 in) on 3 September 2020.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

756 stations

756 station records on 3 September 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Changchun	China	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Sunwu	China	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Qiqihar	China	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Isfjord Radio	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lewes	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crab Orchard 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Suifenhe	China	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hailun	China	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Qian Gorlos	China	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nenjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tonghe	China	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Piketon	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yanji	China	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nix Store 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beltzville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Carreno/A.Gu	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bijie	China	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pilvo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gadag	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

756 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 257, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 356, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 109.

Records on 3 September 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	257
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	356
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 2020 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 146, daily 607.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

520 broken records

Margins by which the 520 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 2020

Top 20 records on 3 September 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 2020	Changchun, CN	monthly rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	76 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2020	Sunwu, CN	monthly rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2020	Qiqihar, CN	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2020	Isfjord Radio, NO	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2020	Quemado, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2020	Longview, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2020	Lewes, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2020	Crab Orchard 6 N, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2020	Suifenhe, CN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2020	Greenville, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2020	Yemassee 1 N, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2020	Hailun, CN	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2020	Lumberton, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2020	Louisville Intl AP, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2020	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	121 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2020	Qian Gorlos, CN	all-time rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2020	Conroe, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2020	Tyler, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2020	Nenjiang, CN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2020	Tonghe, CN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	44 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 2020. 2020 had 756 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 2020-09-03: 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 10	479
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	3