Weather Records on 3 September 1937

774 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 1937. Highest significance: Petoskey, US.

Key Facts for 3 September 1937

On 3 September 1937, 774 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
475 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 708 daily.
Petoskey set an all-time record daily precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 3 September 1937.
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

774 stations

774 station records on 3 September 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osbornes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mitta Mitta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenbayne (Baddaginnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Phulbani	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brae Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ruffy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Simga	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

774 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 339, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 275.

Records on 3 September 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	339
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 1937 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 62, daily 708.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

566 broken records

Margins by which the 566 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 1937

Top 20 records on 3 September 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1937	Petoskey, US	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1937	Onaway 12 S, US	all-time rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 September 1937	Charlevoix, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1937	Kempton (Oakmore), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1937	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1937	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1937	Ormley, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1937	Huehue 92.1, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1937	Middle Creek (Leneva), AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1937	Laurel Hill (Kundiewa), AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1937	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1937	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1937	Jamieson, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1937	Soro, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1937	Coldwater, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1937	St Ignace, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1937	Springvale, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1937	Ringwood 2, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1937	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1937	Silvan State School, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	36 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 1937. 1937 had 774 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	527
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1