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Weather Records on 2 September 1914

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1914. Highest significance: Paris, CA.

Key Facts for 2 September 1914

  • On 2 September 1914, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 15 daily.
  • Paris set a daily record precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 2 September 1914.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 2 September 1914 16 station records on 2 September 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 2 September 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 September 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ParisCanadaRecord daily precipitation51.6 mm (2.0 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily precipitation34.5 mm (1.4 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
TallinnEstoniaRecord daily precipitation11.1 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ParnuEstoniaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.4 C (77.7 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature24.0 C (75.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 2 September 1914 by type Records set or tied on 2 September 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 September 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 2 September 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 September 1914 by timescale Records on 2 September 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 15. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 15all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 September 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 15.
Records on 2 September 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily15

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 September 1914 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.9. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 5: 85 to 10: 110 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 September 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 58
5 to 101
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1914
Top 16 records on 2 September 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 September 1914Paris, CAdaily rain51.6 mm (2.0 in)39.9 mm (1.6 in)26 years52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1914Saint John, CAdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)40 years28 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1914Lakefield, CAdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1914Beatrice, CAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1914Portland, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)34 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1914Montreal McGill, CAdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1914Quebec, CAdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1914Paarl (Tnk), ZAdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)13 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1914Tallinn, EEdaily rain11.1 mm (0.4 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1914Washington, USdaily high max35.6 C (96.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1914Parnu, EEdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1914Hambantota, LKdaily high min25.4 C (77.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)3 years6 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1914Concord, USmonthly high min (Tie)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie41 years6 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1914Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low max (Tie)24.0 C (75.2 F)tie7 years2 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1914Concord, USdaily high max (Tie)31.7 C (89.1 F)tie15 years2 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1914Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high max (Tie)33.9 C (93.0 F)tie15 years2 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 1914
Records on 09-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1914. 1914 had 16 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: 6792005: 6232006: 1,2382007: 1,0862008: 1,2292009: 7062010: 1,0812011: 1,2652012: 8852013: 7172014: 6502015: 6612016: 6212017: 1,0472018: 4732019: 7892020: 7012021: 7422022: 9912023: 7072024: 9232025: 4312026: 8661797187118931910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1914. 1914 had 16 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
2004679
2005623
20061,238
20071,086
20081,229
2009706
20101,081
20111,265
2012885
2013717
2014650
2015661
2016621
20171,047
2018473
2019789
2020701
2021742
2022991
2023707
2024923
2025431
2026866

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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 (2026-10-15).