Weather Records on 2 September 1998

1,263 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 1998. Highest significance: Kazan, RU.

Key Facts for 2 September 1998

On 2 September 1998, 1,263 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
686 were record highs and 249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 110 monthly and 1,144 daily.
Kazan set a daily record precipitation of 32.6 mm (1.3 in) on 2 September 1998.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

1,263 stations

1,263 station records on 2 September 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Santa Gertrudis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Todos Santos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yeneka	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	359.9 mm (14.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Higuera de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	265.9 mm (10.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wailuku 386	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Caduao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	249.9 mm (9.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	332.0 mm (13.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jaina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bocatoma Sufragio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Topolobampo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Venlo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haliimaile 423	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waiehu Camp 484	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huacapas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Miguel Hidalgo Y Costil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boxtel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Fuerte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ruiz Cortinez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pericos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Paz (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rennes-St Jacques	France	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Josefa Ortiz de Domingu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eindhoven-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gemert	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	43.2 C (109.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yecorato (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stramproy	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Silkwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oss	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Carrizal	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ahome	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guamuchil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alencon-Valframbert	France	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itapebi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cendradillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oirschot	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,263 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 337, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 349, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 328.

Records on 2 September 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	337
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	349
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	328
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 1998 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 110, daily 1,144.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

927 broken records

Margins by which the 927 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 278.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 1998

Top 20 records on 2 September 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1998	Kazan, RU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 September 1998	Santa Gertrudis, MX	all-time rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	21 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1998	Honokaa Town 215, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1998	Todos Santos (Smn), MX	daily rain	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1998	Yeneka, MX	all-time rain	359.9 mm (14.2 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 September 1998	Higuera de Zaragoza, MX	monthly rain	265.9 mm (10.5 in)	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1998	Wailuku 386, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1998	Helmond, NL	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	115 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1998	Tallahassee, US	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1998	Caduao, MX	daily rain	249.9 mm (9.8 in)	215.1 mm (8.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1998	San Bartolo, MX	daily rain	332.0 mm (13.1 in)	278.2 mm (11.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1998	Jaina, MX	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1998	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1998	Venustiano Carranza, MX	daily rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1998	Bocatoma Sufragio, MX	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1998	Topolobampo (Smn), MX	daily rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	124.9 mm (4.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1998	Venlo, NL	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1998	Sattahip, TH	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1998	Haliimaile 423, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1998	Waiehu Camp 484, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	51 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1998. 1998 had 1,263 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 50	905
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1