Weather Records on 2 September 1931

305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1931. Highest significance: Skara 1, SE.

Key Facts for 2 September 1931

On 2 September 1931, 305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 287 daily.
Skara 1 set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 2 September 1931.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

305 stations

305 station records on 2 September 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Penneshaw 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lanka	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nadiad	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ramtek	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

305 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 172.

Records on 2 September 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 287.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

258 broken records

Margins by which the 258 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1931

Top 20 records on 2 September 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1931	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1931	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1931	Olney 2S, US	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1931	Penneshaw 2, AU	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1931	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1931	Mt Carmel, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1931	Hermann, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1931	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1931	Vinga, SE	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1931	Harrisburg, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1931	Columbus, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1931	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1931	Sambalpur, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1931	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1931	Maseskar, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1931	Durham, GB	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1931	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1931	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1931	Vincennes 4 E, US	monthly rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1931	Paoli, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	32 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1931. 1931 had 305 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	184
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3