Weather Records on 2 September 1959

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1959. Highest significance: Khairee, IN.

Key Facts for 2 September 1959

On 2 September 1959, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 499 daily.
Khairee set a daily record precipitation of 179.6 mm (7.1 in) on 2 September 1959.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 2 September 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Khairee	India	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kharra	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chimur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	186.1 mm (7.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sebeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	160.4 mm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Begumganj	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marcus Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Algonquin Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shahpur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 129, Heaviest daily rainfall 169.

Records on 2 September 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	129
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 33, daily 499.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

397 broken records

Margins by which the 397 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1959

Top 20 records on 2 September 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1959	Khairee, IN	daily rain	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1959	Brahmapuri, IN	daily rain	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1959	Korsakov, RU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1959	Woodstock, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1959	Rock Hall, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1959	Faribault, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1959	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1959	Westminster 2 SSE, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1959	Lima Wwtp, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1959	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	monthly rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1959	Voronez, RU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1959	Chelsea, CA	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1959	Kamennaja-Step, RU	monthly rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1959	Coleman 3 WNW, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1959	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1959	Kharra, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1959	Chimur, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1959	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1959	Hyannis, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1959	Sausar, IN	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	37 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1959. 1959 had 534 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	352
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1