Weather Records on 2 September 1923

75 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1923. Highest significance: Grenola 1 N, US.

Key Facts for 2 September 1923

On 2 September 1923, 75 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 71 daily.
Grenola 1 N set a daily record precipitation of 68.3 mm (2.7 in) on 2 September 1923.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

75 stations

75 station records on 2 September 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

75 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 35.

Records on 2 September 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	35
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 71.

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 54.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1923

Top 20 records on 2 September 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1923	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1923	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1923	Dinby, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1923	Sloan 3 S, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1923	Galway, IE	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	54 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1923	Chatham, CA	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1923	Brindley Park 2, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1923	Sveg, SE	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1923	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1923	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1923	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1923	Temple, US	monthly high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1923	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1923	Merriwa (Terragong), AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1923	Malung, SE	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1923	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1923	Fulton, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1923	New Westminster, CA	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	0 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1923	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily rain	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1923	Przhevalsk, KG	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	41 years	17 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1923. 1923 had 75 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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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	45
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1