Weather Records on 2 September 1957

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1957. Highest significance: Grafton, US.

Key Facts for 2 September 1957

On 2 September 1957, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
132 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 360 daily.
Grafton set an all-time record daily precipitation of 188.5 mm (7.4 in) on 2 September 1957.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 2 September 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jhaldah(Jhalda)	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mangrol	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Balumath	India	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pachamba	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Park River	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bezeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonaula	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Bruno	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neemkathana	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fenelon Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bhavnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kairana	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Timmins	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hindaun	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 206.

Records on 2 September 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1957 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 20, daily 360.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

304 broken records

Margins by which the 304 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1957

Top 20 records on 2 September 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1957	Grafton, US	all-time rain	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 September 1957	Roseau, US	all-time rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1957	Hillsboro 3 N, US	monthly rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1957	Larimore 4SW, US	all-time rain	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1957	Ada, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1957	Forman 5 SSE, US	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1957	Jhaldah(Jhalda), IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1957	Kukrahati, IN	daily rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1957	Bergland Dam, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1957	Mangrol, IN	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1957	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1957	Balumath, IN	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1957	White River, CA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1957	Chatham Exp Fa, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1957	Red Lake Falls, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1957	Montreal River, CA	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1957	Pachamba, IN	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1957	Sharon, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1957	Park River, US	all-time rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1957	Bezeck, RU	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	48 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1957. 1957 had 385 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	231
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	6