Weather Records on 2 September 1908

58 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1908. Highest significance: Berrybank, AU.

Key Facts for 2 September 1908

On 2 September 1908, 58 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 55 daily.
Berrybank set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 2 September 1908.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

58 stations

58 station records on 2 September 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newlyn Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Castlemaine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Thelangerin East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Winbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bobadah (Melrose)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

58 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 52.

Records on 2 September 1908 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1908 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 55.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

57 broken records

Margins by which the 57 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1908

Top 20 records on 2 September 1908 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1908	Berrybank, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1908	Ararat Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1908	Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AU	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1908	Warracknabeal Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1908	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1908	Newlyn Reservoir, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1908	Portland, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1908	Stawell, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1908	Orebro, SE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1908	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1908	Dimboola, AU	all-time rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1908	Wahgunyah, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1908	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	14 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1908	Smeaton Weir, AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1908	Euston Post Office, AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1908	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1908	Geelong Sec, AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1908	Castlemaine, AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1908	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1908	Mulwala Homestead, AU	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	20 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 1908

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1908. 1908 had 58 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-02 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1800	1
1802	1
1808	1
1838	1
1841	1
1843	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1867	2
1869	2
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1879	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	4
1886	5
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1891	1
1892	5
1893	3
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	8
1899	10
1900	3
1901	4
1902	5
1903	13
1904	6
1905	14
1906	25
1907	11
1908	58
1909	35
1910	13
1911	82
1912	37
1913	37
1914	16
1915	38
1916	26
1917	20
1918	31
1919	17
1920	39
1921	85
1922	46
1923	75
1924	212
1925	147
1926	215
1927	71
1928	203
1929	322
1930	194
1931	305
1932	473
1933	427
1934	537
1935	602
1936	391
1937	905
1938	376
1939	439
1940	224
1941	467
1942	389
1943	336
1944	353
1945	392
1946	635
1947	1,147
1948	431
1949	563
1950	745
1951	515
1952	698
1953	1,153
1954	721
1955	501
1956	440
1957	385
1958	348
1959	534
1960	448
1961	839
1962	318
1963	272
1964	679
1965	440
1966	362
1967	1,213
1968	493
1969	465
1970	553
1971	521
1972	743
1973	1,148
1974	1,294
1975	519
1976	835
1977	589
1978	484
1979	647
1980	697
1981	521
1982	672
1983	1,076
1984	598
1985	714
1986	860
1987	915
1988	1,284
1989	659
1990	675
1991	807
1992	1,117
1993	1,405
1994	1,291
1995	1,143
1996	604
1997	1,547
1998	1,263
1999	912
2000	1,931
2001	981
2002	805
2003	1,310
2004	679
2005	623
2006	1,238
2007	1,086
2008	1,229
2009	706
2010	1,081
2011	1,265
2012	885
2013	717
2014	650
2015	661
2016	621
2017	1,047
2018	473
2019	789
2020	701
2021	742
2022	991
2023	707
2024	923
2025	431
2026	866

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Data for records on 1908-09-02: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 5	30
5 to 10	12
10 to 15	6
15 to 20	7
20 to 25	2