Weather Records on 2 September 1926

215 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1926. Highest significance: Mellette 4 W, US.

Key Facts for 2 September 1926

On 2 September 1926, 215 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 206 daily.
Mellette 4 W set an all-time record daily precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 2 September 1926.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

215 stations

215 station records on 2 September 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

215 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 106.

Records on 2 September 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1926 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 206.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

181 broken records

Margins by which the 181 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1926

Top 20 records on 2 September 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1926	Mellette 4 W, US	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1926	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1926	Clark, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1926	Cambridge City 3 N, US	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1926	Clarinda, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1926	Blair, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1926	Anderson 1 N, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1926	Ida, ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1926	New London, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1926	Washington, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1926	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1926	Mauzy, US	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1926	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1926	Faulkton, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1926	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1926	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1926	Oakdale, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1926	Newton, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1926	Johnstown, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1926	Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	26 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1926. 1926 had 215 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 20	155
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1