Weather Records on 2 September 1930

194 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1930. Highest significance: Cape Town Fire Station, ZA.

Key Facts for 2 September 1930

On 2 September 1930, 194 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 174 daily.
Cape Town Fire Station set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 2 September 1930.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

194 stations

194 station records on 2 September 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Norway House	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lost Creek Near	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

194 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 33.

Records on 2 September 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 174.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

117 broken records

Margins by which the 117 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1930

Top 20 records on 2 September 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1930	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1930	Aurora Water, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1930	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1930	Joliet, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1930	Sycamore, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1930	Canon City, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1930	Rockford, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1930	Anticosti SW Point, CA	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1930	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1930	Quebec, CA	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1930	Lindsay, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1930	Charlottesville 2W, US	monthly high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1930	Columbia 2SSE, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1930	Marengo, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1930	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1930	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1930	Santa Fe, US	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1930	Baku, AZ	daily rain	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1930	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1930	Ust-Sugor, RU	daily rain	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	28 years	20 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1930. 1930 had 194 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	101
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1