Weather Records on 2 September 1941

467 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1941. Highest significance: Lindsborg 3E, US.

Key Facts for 2 September 1941

On 2 September 1941, 467 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 449 daily.
Lindsborg 3E set an all-time record daily precipitation of 211.1 mm (8.3 in) on 2 September 1941.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

467 stations

467 station records on 2 September 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Phulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	218.7 mm (8.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Khurda	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbatore	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hannibal	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amchong(Sonepur)	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Annur	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ballia	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dhing	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Farmersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

467 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 273.

Records on 2 September 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1941 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 449.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

395 broken records

Margins by which the 395 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 121.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1941

Top 20 records on 2 September 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1941	Lindsborg 3E, US	all-time rain	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	25 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1941	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1941	Spier Falls, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1941	St Albans, CA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1941	Newton, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1941	Phulpur, IN	daily rain	218.7 mm (8.6 in)	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1941	Khurda, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1941	Coimbatore, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1941	Uman, UA	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1941	Albany 1 N, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1941	Norton 9SSE, US	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1941	Kunda, IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1941	Hill City Muni AP, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1941	Cypress River, CA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1941	Beech Creek, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1941	Trinidad 2 SSE, US	monthly rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1941	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1941	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1941	Plainville 4WNW, US	all-time rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1941	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low min	0.5 C (32.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	84 years	38 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1941. 1941 had 467 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	340
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1