Weather Records on 2 September 1951

515 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1951. Highest significance: Waycross 4 NE, US.

Key Facts for 2 September 1951

On 2 September 1951, 515 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 192 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 470 daily.
Waycross 4 NE set a daily record precipitation of 115.6 mm (4.6 in) on 2 September 1951.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

515 stations

515 station records on 2 September 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gary	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Linton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dolgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

515 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 126.

Records on 2 September 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 44, daily 470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

385 broken records

Margins by which the 385 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1951

Top 20 records on 2 September 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1951	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1951	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1951	Lebanon 3 W, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1951	Lodgepole, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1951	Roermond, NL	monthly rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1951	Uccle, BE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1951	Poronajsk, RU	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1951	Elizabethton, US	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1951	Aachen, DE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1951	Carlisle, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1951	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1951	Weston, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1951	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	65 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1951	Welland, CA	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	73 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1951	Manchester, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	65 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1951	Loretto, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1951	Gary, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1951	Karimnagar, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1951	Cheltenham 1 NW, US	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1951	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 years	27 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1951. 1951 had 515 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	343
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1