Weather Records on 2 September 1996

604 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1996. Highest significance: Edgeley 3WNW, US.

Key Facts for 2 September 1996

On 2 September 1996, 604 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
230 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 569 daily.
Edgeley 3WNW set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 2 September 1996.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

604 stations

604 station records on 2 September 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Clifton (Coalcliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.6 mm (9.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Coopernook State For	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sasabe 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalcazar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Poza Honda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hacienda San Juan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McCracken	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arkabutla Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hialeah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sardis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood Leflore AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Villa de Arriaga (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sabinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monclova (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Homer 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

604 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 142.

Records on 2 September 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 33, daily 569.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1996

Top 20 records on 2 September 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1996	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1996	Clifton (Coalcliff), AU	monthly rain	245.6 mm (9.7 in)	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1996	Merriwa (Gummun Place), AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1996	Senatobia, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1996	Moorland (Coopernook State For, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1996	Fulton 3 W, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1996	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1996	Ruston la Tech, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1996	Garden City Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1996	Braidwood (Krawarree), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1996	Milan, IT	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	195 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1996	Crossett 2 SSE, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1996	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1996	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1996	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1996	Pine Bluff, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1996	Leesville, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1996	Edgartown, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1996	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1996	Sidney 6NNW, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1996. 1996 had 604 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 1996-09-02: 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	388
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1