Weather Records on 2 September 1953

1,153 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1953. Highest significance: Karcultaby, AU.

Key Facts for 2 September 1953

On 2 September 1953, 1,153 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
874 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 266 monthly and 874 daily.
Karcultaby set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 2 September 1953.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,153 stations

1,153 station records on 2 September 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karcultaby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minnipa Agricultural Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minnipa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carr Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Pryor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ankleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,153 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 567, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 307, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 216.

Records on 2 September 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	567
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	307
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1953 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 266, daily 874.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

854 broken records

Margins by which the 854 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1953

Top 20 records on 2 September 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1953	Karcultaby, AU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1953	Minnipa Agricultural Centre, AU	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1953	Melfort, CA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1953	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1953	Baudette, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1953	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	monthly high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1953	Minnipa, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1953	Lewistown AP, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1953	Quorn, CA	all-time rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1953	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1953	Trenton 2, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1953	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1953	Brantford, CA	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1953	Toronto, CA	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1953	Venukonda, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1953	Pilger, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1953	Storrs, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1953	Chestnut Hill, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1953	W Chester 2 NW, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1953	Brule Island, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1953. 1953 had 1,153 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	794
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1