Weather Records on 2 September 1911

82 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1911. Highest significance: Winchelsea (Murdeduke), AU.

Key Facts for 2 September 1911

On 2 September 1911, 82 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 78 daily.
Winchelsea (Murdeduke) set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 2 September 1911.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

82 stations

82 station records on 2 September 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winchelsea (Murdeduke)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Piangil (Burra Burra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Tragowell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee (Wyndham)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warwillah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Avoca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong (Comberoond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Paika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

82 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 65.

Records on 2 September 1911 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 78.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

79 broken records

Margins by which the 79 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1911

Top 20 records on 2 September 1911 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1911	Winchelsea (Murdeduke), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1911	Rokewood (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1911	Warracknabeal Post Office, AU	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1911	Piangil (Burra Burra), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1911	Kerang (Meran Downs), AU	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1911	Wentworth Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1911	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1911	Euston Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1911	Geelong Sec, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1911	Maldon (Derby Hill), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1911	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1911	Wallaloo, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1911	St Arnaud, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1911	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1911	Bacchus Marsh, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1911	Kerang (Tragowell), AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1911	Werribee (Wyndham), AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1911	Stawell, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1911	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1911	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	19 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 1911

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1911. 1911 had 82 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 1911-09-02: 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 2026-10-17 (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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 September 1911
Margin	Records
0 to 10	63
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1