Weather Records on 2 September 1952

698 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1952. Highest significance: Vik I Sogn III, NO.

Key Facts for 2 September 1952

On 2 September 1952, 698 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 398 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 681 daily.
Vik I Sogn III set a daily record precipitation of 43.5 mm (1.7 in) on 2 September 1952.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

698 stations

698 station records on 2 September 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
South Egremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salepur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mechanicville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Unchhera	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muncie 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich Township	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mont Laurier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pasan	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lansford	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

698 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 247, Heaviest daily rainfall 173.

Records on 2 September 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	247
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 681.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

530 broken records

Margins by which the 530 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1952

Top 20 records on 2 September 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1952	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1952	South Egremont, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1952	Koshkonong, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1952	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1952	Freeland, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1952	Montrose, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1952	Salepur, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1952	Gidhour, IN	daily rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1952	E Stroudsburg, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1952	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1952	Brownsville, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1952	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1952	Gouldsboro, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1952	Poughkeepsie, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1952	Mechanicville 2 S, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1952	Paducah, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1952	Tribes Hill, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1952	Unchhera, IN	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1952	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1952	Franklin 2 NNE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	33 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1952. 1952 had 698 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	491
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1