Weather Records on 2 September 1984

598 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1984. Highest significance: Mesa, US.

Key Facts for 2 September 1984

On 2 September 1984, 598 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 571 daily.
Mesa set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 2 September 1984.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

598 stations

598 station records on 2 September 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Two Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jingdezhen	China	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lucin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cross Village 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Evart	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adak AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buckatabon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Akita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beechwood 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lavon Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wapato	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jacarei	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burgettstown 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler Heights	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

598 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 231.

Records on 2 September 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1984 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 571.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

474 broken records

Margins by which the 474 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1984

Top 20 records on 2 September 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1984	Mesa, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1984	Murray Lagoon (Hawks Nest), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1984	Gaylord, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1984	Wymore, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1984	Agartala, IN	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1984	American River, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1984	Litchfield Park, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1984	Walker, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1984	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1984	Baldwin, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1984	Two Rivers, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1984	Jingdezhen, CN	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1984	Webster City, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1984	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1984	Houston Wb City, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1984	Alice, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1984	Caro Wwtp, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1984	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1984	Sakon Nakhon, TH	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1984	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	37 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1984. 1984 had 598 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	404
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2