Weather Records on 3 September 2026

1,240 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 September 2026. Highest significance: Kobe, JP.

Key Facts for 3 September 2026

On 3 September 2026, 1,240 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
733 were record highs and 272 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 174 monthly and 1,051 daily.
Kobe set an all-time record daily precipitation of 410.0 mm (16.1 in) on 3 September 2026 (provisional).
Across 170 earlier years (1811 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,240 stations

1,240 station records on 3 September 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 September 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kobe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	410.0 mm (16.1 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Asahikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	253.6 mm (10.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Tsuruga	Japan	Record daily precipitation	303.5 mm (11.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	189.3 mm (7.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kutchan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	351.5 mm (13.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nemuro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	312.8 mm (12.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	454.5 mm (17.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tottori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	480.8 mm (18.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Irozaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	233.5 mm (9.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	219.0 mm (8.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Oshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	267.4 mm (10.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Leba	Poland	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dohne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	268.5 mm (10.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Onahama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	243.0 mm (9.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Okayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	218.5 mm (8.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Xuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	165.7 mm (6.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hamamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	365.5 mm (14.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Omaezaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	252.6 mm (9.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Uwajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	315.5 mm (12.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	348.0 mm (13.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Irako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	315.0 mm (12.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yonago	Japan	Record daily precipitation	323.0 mm (12.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maizuru Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	295.0 mm (11.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hikone	Japan	Record daily precipitation	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kure Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rucava	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	276.0 mm (10.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Urakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	169.3 mm (6.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	355.0 mm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	391.5 mm (15.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sendai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	206.6 mm (8.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gifu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saigo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	213.8 mm (8.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Silvies	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quartz Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Takayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zoseni	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dismal Swamp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Fulton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Matsue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	219.5 mm (8.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	276.0 mm (10.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,240 records

Records set or tied on 3 September 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 241, Lowest daily maximum 246, Highest daily minimum 492, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 235.

Records on 3 September 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	241
Lowest daily maximum	246
Highest daily minimum	492
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 September 2026 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 174, daily 1,051.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

889 broken records

Margins by which the 889 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 316.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 September 2026

Top 20 records on 3 September 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 2026	Kobe, JP	all-time rain (Provisional)	410.0 mm (16.1 in)	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	59 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 September 2026	Asahikawa, JP	all-time rain (Provisional)	253.6 mm (10.0 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	76 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2026	Tsuruga, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	303.5 mm (11.9 in)	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	60 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2026	Wakamatsu, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	189.3 mm (7.5 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2026	Kutchan, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	351.5 mm (13.8 in)	259.5 mm (10.2 in)	41 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2026	Nemuro, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	312.8 mm (12.3 in)	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	33 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2026	Tomakomai, JP	all-time rain (Provisional)	454.5 mm (17.9 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	0 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2026	Tottori, JP	all-time rain (Provisional)	480.8 mm (18.9 in)	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	0 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2026	Irozaki, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	233.5 mm (9.2 in)	201.5 mm (7.9 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2026	Kumagaya, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	219.0 mm (8.6 in)	160.7 mm (6.3 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2026	Downieville, US	daily rain (Provisional)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	113 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2026	Nancheng, CN	monthly rain (Provisional)	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2026	Niigata, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2026	Oshima, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	267.4 mm (10.5 in)	191.9 mm (7.6 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2026	Leba, PL	monthly rain (Provisional)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2026	Dohne, ZA	daily rain (Provisional)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2026	Buffalo, US	daily rain (Provisional)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2026	Kitamiesashi, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	268.5 mm (10.6 in)	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	15 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2026	Onahama, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 September 2026	Aikawa, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	243.0 mm (9.6 in)	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	13 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1811 to 2026. 2026 had 1,240 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	841
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1