Weather Records on 2 September 1974

1,294 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1974. Highest significance: Taipu, BR.

Key Facts for 2 September 1974

On 2 September 1974, 1,294 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 838 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,268 daily.
Taipu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 103.8 mm (4.1 in) on 2 September 1974.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

1,294 stations

1,294 station records on 2 September 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ouro Branco (Manairama)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yecora (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Grande (Augusto Severo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morobay Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mulberry 6 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Odell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Espita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte de Lima	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cayo Arenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berezovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hominy	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Ridge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,294 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 515, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 323, Heaviest daily rainfall 355.

Records on 2 September 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	515
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	323
Heaviest daily rainfall	355
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 1,268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,037 broken records

Margins by which the 1,037 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1974

Top 20 records on 2 September 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1974	Taipu, BR	monthly rain	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1974	Timbauba, BR	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1974	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1974	Tahlequah, US	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1974	Natal, BR	monthly rain	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1974	Ouro Branco (Manairama), BR	monthly rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1974	Sape, BR	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1974	Camden 1, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1974	Yecora (Smn), MX	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1974	Port Stanley, CA	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1974	Sunbury, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1974	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1974	Chandler, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1974	Campo Grande (Augusto Severo), BR	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1974	Morobay Lock, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1974	Buffalo 2 SSW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1974	Haskell, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1974	Wagoner, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1974	State College, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1974	Uniontown, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	42 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1974. 1974 had 1,294 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 1974
Margin	Records
0 to 20	972
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1