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Weather Records on 2 September 1916

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1916. Highest significance: Rowlesburg 1, US.

Key Facts for 2 September 1916

  • On 2 September 1916, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 26 daily.
  • Rowlesburg 1 set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 2 September 1916.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 2 September 1916 26 station records on 2 September 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 2 September 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 September 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Rowlesburg 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
TobolskRussiaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Casino AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature22.6 C (72.7 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
GospicCroatiaRecord daily precipitation47.9 mm (1.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
HewittUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',MgsUkraineRecord daily precipitation0.4 mm (0.02 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-0.3 C (31.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 2 September 1916 by type Records set or tied on 2 September 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 16. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 September 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.
Records on 2 September 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 September 1916 by timescale Records on 2 September 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 26all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 September 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26.
Records on 2 September 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily26

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 September 1916 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.9. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 195 to 10: 310 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 September 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 519
5 to 103
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1916
Top 20 records on 2 September 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 September 1916Rowlesburg 1, USdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)9 years31 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1916Brome, CAdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)37 years23 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1916Tobolsk, RUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)6.7 mm (0.26 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1916Casino Airport, AUdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1916Chicoutimi, CAdaily low min-2.8 C (27.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)25 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1916Ft Bidwell, USdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)42 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1916Hambantota, LKdaily low min22.6 C (72.7 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)45 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1916Gospic, HRdaily rain47.9 mm (1.9 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)42 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1916Hewitt, USdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1916St Albans, CAdaily low min0.0 C (32.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1916Kingston Queens U, CAdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1916St John's, CAdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1916Paarl (Tnk), ZAdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)2 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1916Innsbruck, ATdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)14 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1916Caledon (Pol), ZAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1916Tulbagh (Pol), ZAdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1916Sevastopol',Mgs, UAdaily rain0.4 mm (0.02 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)30 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1916Arhangelsk, RUdaily low min-0.3 C (31.5 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1916Clanwilliam (Pol), ZAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1916Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, USdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)22 years11 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 1916
Records on 09-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1916. 1916 had 26 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 1916. 1916 had 26 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).