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Weather Records on 2 September 1898

8 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1898. Highest significance: Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU.

Key Facts for 2 September 1898

  • On 2 September 1898, 8 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 5 daily.
  • Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde set a daily record precipitation of 148.1 mm (5.8 in) on 2 September 1898.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

8 stations
Weather records on 2 September 1898 8 station records on 2 September 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
8 station records on 2 September 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 September 1898: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Port Macquarie (Bellevue GardeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation148.1 mm (5.8 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

8 records
Records on 2 September 1898 by type Records set or tied on 2 September 1898 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 September 1898 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 2 September 1898 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 September 1898 by timescale Records on 2 September 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 5. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 5all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 September 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 5.
Records on 2 September 1898 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily5

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 September 1898 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 20: 620 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 September 1898
MarginRecords
0 to 206
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1898
Top 8 records on 2 September 1898 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 September 1898Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AUdaily rain148.1 mm (5.8 in)124.0 mm (4.9 in)9 years47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1898Newark Liberty Intl AP, USmonthly high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)51 years31 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1898Toronto, CAmonthly high max35.0 C (95.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)43 years29 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1898Maitland West, AUdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)17.6 mm (0.7 in)9 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1898Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high max35.6 C (96.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)4 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1898Stawell, AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1898Bringelly (Maryland), AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)9 years5 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1898Toronto, CAmonthly high min (Tie)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie0 years3 of 100 (Routine)

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

1797 to 1898
Records on 09-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1898. 1898 had 8 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001797: 11800: 11802: 11808: 11838: 11841: 11843: 11850: 11854: 11855: 11857: 11860: 31861: 11864: 11867: 21869: 21870: 11871: 21872: 11875: 11876: 11877: 31878: 21879: 11881: 11883: 11884: 11885: 41886: 51888: 11889: 21890: 51891: 11892: 51893: 31894: 41895: 31896: 41897: 41898: 81899: 101900: 31901: 41902: 51903: 131904: 61905: 141906: 251907: 111908: 581909: 351910: 131911: 821912: 371913: 371914: 161915: 381916: 261917: 201918: 311919: 171920: 391921: 851922: 461923: 751924: 2121925: 1471926: 2151927: 711928: 2031929: 3221930: 1941931: 3051932: 4731933: 4271934: 5371935: 6021936: 3911937: 9051938: 3761939: 4391940: 2241941: 4671942: 3891943: 3361944: 3531945: 3921946: 6351947: 1,1471948: 4311949: 5631950: 7451951: 5151952: 6981953: 1,1531954: 7211955: 5011956: 4401957: 3851958: 3481959: 5341960: 4481961: 8391962: 3181963: 2721964: 6791965: 4401966: 3621967: 1,2131968: 4931969: 4651970: 5531971: 5211972: 7431973: 1,1481974: 1,2941975: 5191976: 8351977: 5891978: 4841979: 6471980: 6971981: 5211982: 6721983: 1,0761984: 5981985: 7141986: 8601987: 9151988: 1,2841989: 6591990: 6751991: 8071992: 1,1171993: 1,4051994: 1,2911995: 1,1431996: 6041997: 1,5471998: 1,2631999: 9122000: 1,9312001: 9812002: 8052003: 1,3102004: 6782005: 6232006: 1,2382007: 1,0862008: 1,2292009: 7062010: 1,0812011: 1,2652012: 8852013: 7172014: 6502015: 6612016: 6212017: 1,0462018: 4712019: 7862020: 6842021: 7402022: 9852023: 7052024: 9252025: 4221797187118931910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1898. 1898 had 8 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-02 in each year
YearRecords
17971
18001
18021
18081
18381
18411
18431
18501
18541
18551
18571
18603
18611
18641
18672
18692
18701
18712
18721
18751
18761
18773
18782
18791
18811
18831
18841
18854
18865
18881
18892
18905
18911
18925
18933
18944
18953
18964
18974
18988
189910
19003
19014
19025
190313
19046
190514
190625
190711
190858
190935
191013
191182
191237
191337
191416
191538
191626
191720
191831
191917
192039
192185
192246
192375
1924212
1925147
1926215
192771
1928203
1929322
1930194
1931305
1932473
1933427
1934537
1935602
1936391
1937905
1938376
1939439
1940224
1941467
1942389
1943336
1944353
1945392
1946635
19471,147
1948431
1949563
1950745
1951515
1952698
19531,153
1954721
1955501
1956440
1957385
1958348
1959534
1960448
1961839
1962318
1963272
1964679
1965440
1966362
19671,213
1968493
1969465
1970553
1971521
1972743
19731,148
19741,294
1975519
1976835
1977589
1978484
1979647
1980697
1981521
1982672
19831,076
1984598
1985714
1986860
1987915
19881,284
1989659
1990675
1991807
19921,117
19931,405
19941,291
19951,143
1996604
19971,547
19981,263
1999912
20001,931
2001981
2002805
20031,310
2004678
2005623
20061,238
20071,086
20081,229
2009706
20101,081
20111,265
2012885
2013717
2014650
2015661
2016621
20171,046
2018471
2019786
2020684
2021740
2022985
2023705
2024925
2025422

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).