Weather Records on 2 September 1933

427 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1933. Highest significance: Alta, US.

Key Facts for 2 September 1933

On 2 September 1933, 427 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 417 daily.
Alta set a daily record precipitation of 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 2 September 1933.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

427 stations

427 station records on 2 September 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Badami	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jingellic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burraga 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shimoga	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burra 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narracan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Katwa	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

427 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 350.

Records on 2 September 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	350
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1933 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1933

Top 20 records on 2 September 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1933	Alta, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1933	Worthington, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1933	Canton, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1933	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1933	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1933	Wellwood, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1933	Hassan Obsy, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1933	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1933	Ranebennur, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1933	Ueckermunde, DE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1933	Ammathy, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1933	Mudukulathur, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1933	Ozark, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1933	New Smyrna Beach, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1933	Pipestone, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1933	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1933	Tallangatta (Bullioh), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1933	Chatrapatti, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1933	Algona, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1933	Mt Hope, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1933. 1933 had 427 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	314
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1