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Weather Records on 2 September 1918

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1918. Highest significance: Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 2 September 1918

  • On 2 September 1918, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 30 daily.
  • Oranjerivier (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 2 September 1918.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 2 September 1918 31 station records on 2 September 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 2 September 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 September 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Oranjerivier (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
VestervigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
VenterstadSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
DouglasSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord daily precipitation29.1 mm (1.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholme (Bassett)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VarbergSwedenRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LawrenceUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation59.9 mm (2.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord low minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
NewlandsSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SimferopolUkraineRecord high minimum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation18.4 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord low maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
JamestownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
MillicentAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
EllesmereSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 2 September 1918 by type Records set or tied on 2 September 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 20. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 20Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 September 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 20.
Records on 2 September 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall20
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 September 1918 by timescale Records on 2 September 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 September 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 30.
Records on 2 September 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 September 1918 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 33.5. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 125 to 10: 610 to 15: 315 to 20: 120 to 25: 125 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
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 33.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 September 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 512
5 to 106
10 to 153
15 to 201
20 to 251
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1918
Top 20 records on 2 September 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 September 1918Oranjerivier (Sar), ZAdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)33.5 mm (1.3 in)33 years46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1918Vestervig, DKdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)14.9 mm (0.6 in)29 years40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1918Venterstad, ZAdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)19.1 mm (0.8 in)12 years25 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1918Douglas, ZAmonthly rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)16 years25 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1918Pitea, SEdaily rain29.1 mm (1.1 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)18 years24 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1918Branxholme (Bassett), AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1918Varberg, SEdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1918Boras, SEdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1918Lawrence, USdaily rain59.9 mm (2.4 in)21.8 mm (0.9 in)8 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1918Vanersborg, SEdaily low min2.0 C (35.6 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1918Minnedosa, CAdaily low min-3.3 C (26.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1918Whitehead, CAdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)8 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1918Barkly West (Tnk), ZAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1918Portland Rfc City, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1918Buffelsfontein 14, ZAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1918Newlands, ZAdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)32 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1918Simferopol, UAdaily high min18.0 C (64.4 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1918Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain18.4 mm (0.7 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1918Cape Northumberland, AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)9 years10 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1918Nicosia, CYdaily low max32.2 C (90.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)19 years10 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 1918
Records on 09-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1918. 1918 had 31 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 1918. 1918 had 31 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).