Weather Records on 2 September 1961

839 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1961. Highest significance: Balaghat, IN.

Key Facts for 2 September 1961

On 2 September 1961, 839 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 230 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 805 daily.
Balaghat set a monthly record daily precipitation of 184.1 mm (7.2 in) on 2 September 1961.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

839 stations

839 station records on 2 September 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	184.1 mm (7.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	149.3 mm (5.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waraseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	334.5 mm (13.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waramain	India	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pangree	India	Record daily precipitation	344.2 mm (13.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chorkhamara	India	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalkasa	India	Record daily precipitation	184.1 mm (7.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Lake (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thetford Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dongargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chandpur	India	Record daily precipitation	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boort (Gredgwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tharsa	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Foxpark	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ferndale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Margaret River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

839 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 267, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 308, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 September 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	267
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 September 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 805.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

622 broken records

Margins by which the 622 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 143.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1961

Top 20 records on 2 September 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1961	Balaghat, IN	monthly rain	184.1 mm (7.2 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1961	Rajnandgaon, IN	daily rain	149.3 mm (5.9 in)	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1961	Tiffin, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1961	Waraseoni, IN	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1961	Lanji, IN	all-time rain	334.5 mm (13.2 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1961	Waramain, IN	monthly rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1961	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1961	Orillia, CA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1961	Pangree, IN	monthly rain	344.2 mm (13.6 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1961	Lake Kachess, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1961	Rocky Hall Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1961	Raigarh, IN	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1961	Cobargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1961	Virden, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1961	Disraeli, CA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1961	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1961	Kameruka (Kameruka Estate), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1961	Bairnsdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1961	Chorkhamara, IN	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1961	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	73 years	44 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1961. 1961 had 839 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1961-09-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	568
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1