Weather Records on 2 September 1950

745 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1950. Highest significance: Clay, US.

Key Facts for 2 September 1950

On 2 September 1950, 745 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
474 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 139 monthly and 602 daily.
Clay set a monthly record daily precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 2 September 1950.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

745 stations

745 station records on 2 September 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mokhada	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Navapur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kayford	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Matheran	India	Record daily precipitation	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uran	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Naples 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mandangad	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazilka	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	52.2 C (126.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trimbak	India	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Penugonda	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shahada	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alibag-Cvl.Hosp.	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahad	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Folsom	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dapoli	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kolosib	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mul	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kiolakaa 7	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tranquille	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sathawas	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Altapass	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

745 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 291, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 184.

Records on 2 September 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	291
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1950 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 139, daily 602.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1950

Top 20 records on 2 September 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1950	Clay, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1950	Mokhada, IN	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1950	Nandurbar, IN	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1950	Navapur, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1950	Chestertown, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1950	Milan Exp STN, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1950	Kayford, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1950	Junqueiro, BR	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1950	Matheran, IN	daily rain	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1950	Uran, IN	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1950	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1950	Naples 1 SW, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1950	Kotkhai, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1950	Mandangad, IN	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1950	Fazilka, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1950	Mecca Fire STN, US	all-time high max	52.2 C (126.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1950	Beaver Dam, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1950	Okolona, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1950	Thana, IN	daily rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1950	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	34 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1950. 1950 had 745 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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Data for records on 1950-09-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	489
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3