Weather Records on 2 September 1939

439 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1939. Highest significance: Sheffield, GB.

Key Facts for 2 September 1939

On 2 September 1939, 439 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
323 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 353 daily.
Sheffield set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 2 September 1939.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

439 stations

439 station records on 2 September 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Childers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha (Veronica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

439 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 231, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 77.

Records on 2 September 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	231
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 86, daily 353.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

311 broken records

Margins by which the 311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1939

Top 20 records on 2 September 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1939	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1939	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1939	Oxford, GB	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	113 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1939	Inverloch, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1939	Mardan South, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1939	Independence, US	monthly high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1939	Cet Central England, GB	monthly high min	16.3 C (61.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1939	Neosho, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1939	Waco, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1939	Orebro, SE	daily high max	23.6 C (74.5 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1939	Sandvig, DK	daily high min	17.1 C (62.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	58 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1939	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high min	16.8 C (62.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1939	Ft Smith, US	monthly high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1939	Sedan, US	monthly high max	45.0 C (113.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1939	Anderson, US	monthly high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1939	Pawhuska, US	monthly high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1939	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	monthly high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1939	Kaufman 3 SE, US	monthly high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1939	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high min	18.5 C (65.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	47 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1939	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	45 years	24 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1939. 1939 had 439 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 5	285
5 to 10	14
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1