Weather Records on 2 September 1975

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1975. Highest significance: Anna Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 2 September 1975

On 2 September 1975, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 512 daily.
Anna Creek set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 2 September 1975.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

519 stations

519 station records on 2 September 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
High Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Komrat	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Badiraguato (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tagus	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rumbulara Vineyards	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Tule (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maine-Sorda	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cintalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 183.

Records on 2 September 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 512.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1975

Top 20 records on 2 September 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1975	Anna Creek, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1975	Diamond Springs, US	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1975	Salisbury, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1975	Ohotsk, RU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1975	High Springs, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1975	Sapphire Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1975	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1975	Westhope, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1975	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1975	Grantham, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1975	Komrat, MD	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1975	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1975	Marree (Farina), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1975	Buzau, RO	monthly high min	21.4 C (70.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1975	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily high max	37.6 C (99.7 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1975	Wooroona, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1975	Beltsville, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1975	Griffiss AFB, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1975	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1975	Muloorina Station (Muloorina H, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	36 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1975. 1975 had 519 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 1975-09-02: 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	380
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1