Weather Records on 2 September 1976

835 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1976. Highest significance: Breeza (Main Street), AU.

Key Facts for 2 September 1976

On 2 September 1976, 835 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 364 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 814 daily.
Breeza (Main Street) set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 2 September 1976.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

835 stations

835 station records on 2 September 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ennis	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yannergee (Dobroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shaki	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petrozawodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Mia Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Bathurst (Somerton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Konigstuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sunlight	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tathra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Illabo (Clock Museum)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ackerman	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Babbiloora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somerby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Asmara	Eritrea	Record low maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

835 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 200, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 164, Heaviest daily rainfall 345.

Records on 2 September 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	200
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	164
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 814.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

693 broken records

Margins by which the 693 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1976

Top 20 records on 2 September 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1976	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1976	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1976	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1976	Kiama Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1976	Ennis, US	monthly rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	21 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1976	Yannergee (Dobroyd), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1976	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1976	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1976	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1976	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1976	Morven Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1976	Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula, AU	monthly rain	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1976	Hill End Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1976	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1976	Fredericksburg, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1976	Shaki, AZ	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1976	Kingston Springs, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1976	Petrozawodsk, RU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1976	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1976	Tombstone, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	40 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1976. 1976 had 835 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 10	592
10 to 20	69
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2