Weather Records on 2 September 1983

1,076 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1983. Highest significance: Island Falls, CA.

Key Facts for 2 September 1983

On 2 September 1983, 1,076 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
782 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 157 monthly and 917 daily.
Island Falls set a daily record precipitation of 59.5 mm (2.3 in) on 2 September 1983.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,076 stations

1,076 station records on 2 September 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	42.5 C (108.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lampang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Motul	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Altona	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morris	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zapaluta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,076 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 313, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 469, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 September 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	313
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	469
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 September 1983 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 157, daily 917.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

818 broken records

Margins by which the 818 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1983

Top 20 records on 2 September 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1983	Island Falls, CA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1983	Tranebjerg, DK	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1983	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1983	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	all-time high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1983	Emerson, CA	monthly high max	38.5 C (101.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1983	Podor, SN	daily high max	42.5 C (108.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	125 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1983	Naples, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1983	Ashley, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1983	Stockholm, SE	daily high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1983	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	25.8 C (78.4 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	130 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1983	Cartersville, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1983	Albany 3 SE, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1983	Anacortes, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1983	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1983	Putbus, DE	daily high min	17.9 C (64.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1983	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1983	Glendive, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	81 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1983	Plauen, DE	daily high min	16.2 C (61.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1983	Roseau, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1983	Villa Purificacion (Smn), MX	monthly low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1983. 1983 had 1,076 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 1983-09-02: 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 10	777
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1