Weather Records on 2 September 1962

318 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1962. Highest significance: Sindgi, IN.

Key Facts for 2 September 1962

On 2 September 1962, 318 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 304 daily.
Sindgi set a daily record precipitation of 111.0 mm (4.4 in) on 2 September 1962.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

318 stations

318 station records on 2 September 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lingasugur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shevgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	269.0 mm (10.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Athens 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pathardi	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Periyanaickampal	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nandyal	India	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boyatup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Penukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

318 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 2 September 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1962 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 304.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

262 broken records

Margins by which the 262 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1962

Top 20 records on 2 September 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1962	Sindgi, IN	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1962	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1962	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1962	Holy Cross, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1962	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1962	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1962	Lingasugur, IN	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1962	Chettikulam, IN	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1962	Tanana AP, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1962	Pakri, EE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1962	Gudibanda, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1962	Aruppukottai, IN	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1962	Mobridge 2NNW, US	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1962	Sherman, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1962	Shevgaon, IN	all-time rain	269.0 mm (10.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1962	Natrona Lock 4, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1962	Mavelikara, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1962	Mulege, MX	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1962	Parkersburg, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1962	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	55 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1962. 1962 had 318 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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Data for records on 1962-09-02: 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	225
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1