Weather Records on 2 September 1948

431 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1948. Highest significance: Orbost (Comparison), AU.

Key Facts for 2 September 1948

On 2 September 1948, 431 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
232 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 380 daily.
Orbost (Comparison) set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 2 September 1948.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

431 stations

431 station records on 2 September 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sarsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pichhore	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sonahatu	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Channel	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brid Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fernbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jalaun	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kotalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gohpur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Magarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

431 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 202, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 109.

Records on 2 September 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	202
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 51, daily 380.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

313 broken records

Margins by which the 313 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1948

Top 20 records on 2 September 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1948	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1948	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1948	Reedy Flat, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1948	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1948	Sarsfield, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1948	Nowa Nowa (Wairewa), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1948	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1948	Brodribb River, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1948	Mau, IN	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1948	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1948	Nicholson (Yendalock), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1948	Medicine Hat A, CA	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1948	Forks 1 E, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1948	Marlo, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1948	David City 4E, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1948	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1948	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1948	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1948	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1948	Butchers Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	30 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1948. 1948 had 431 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	273
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1