Weather Records on 2 September 1936

391 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1936. Highest significance: Supaul, IN.

Key Facts for 2 September 1936

On 2 September 1936, 391 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 376 daily.
Supaul set a daily record precipitation of 189.2 mm (7.4 in) on 2 September 1936.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

391 stations

391 station records on 2 September 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Supaul	India	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tijara	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalyanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mahuadaur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur(Jhirka)	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Soraon	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kishangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alwar	India	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madhubani	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kunda	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gazole	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rewa	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dausa	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lachmangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dinapur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sangod	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kerakat	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bhikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Girardeau	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

391 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 207.

Records on 2 September 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

319 broken records

Margins by which the 319 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 133.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1936

Top 20 records on 2 September 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1936	Supaul, IN	daily rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1936	Tijara, IN	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1936	Kalyanganj, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1936	New Madrid, US	monthly rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1936	Steffenville, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1936	Mahuadaur, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1936	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1936	Ferozepur(Jhirka), IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1936	Berhampore, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1936	Poplar Bluff, US	all-time rain	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1936	Soraon, IN	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1936	Dalu, IN	daily rain	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1936	Kishangarh, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1936	Kirksville, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1936	Alwar, IN	daily rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1936	Kaimganj, IN	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1936	Murphys Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1936	Madhubani, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1936	Gopalpur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1936	Kunda, IN	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	21 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1936. 1936 had 391 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	258
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2