Weather Records on 2 September 1954

721 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1954. Highest significance: Joao Pessoa, BR.

Key Facts for 2 September 1954

On 2 September 1954, 721 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 706 daily.
Joao Pessoa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 2 September 1954.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

721 stations

721 station records on 2 September 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Murrumbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Frankston 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Calimo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merrigum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westerfield (Frankston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hermanas	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Patho West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Olds	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nathalia (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pyalong West (Cavan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moira Pastoral Co.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kyabram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenaroua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eberys	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moira Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eltham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallan (Walnarring)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Picola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nuguru(Venkitapu)	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham Kingston Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Castlemaine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barham (Thule Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

721 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 497.

Records on 2 September 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	497
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 706.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

637 broken records

Margins by which the 637 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1954

Top 20 records on 2 September 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1954	Joao Pessoa, BR	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1954	Barramunga, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1954	Trida (Murrumbong), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1954	Frankston 1, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1954	Wakool (Calimo), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1954	Merrigum, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1954	Westerfield (Frankston), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1954	Romsey, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1954	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1954	Snowflake, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1954	Goldfield, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1954	Moorabool Reservoir, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1954	Hermanas, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1954	Patho West, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1954	Olds, CA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1954	Casa Grande Nm, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1954	Werribee Research Farm, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1954	Redesdale, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1954	Lancefield, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1954	Vanersborg, SE	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	66 years	41 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1954. 1954 had 721 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 September 1954
Margin	Records
0 to 10	497
10 to 20	105
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	3