Weather Records on 2 September 2000

1,931 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 2000. Highest significance: Princetown, AU.

Key Facts for 2 September 2000

On 2 September 2000, 1,931 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,046 were record highs and 370 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 21 were all-time records, 240 monthly and 1,670 daily.
Princetown set a monthly record daily precipitation of 90.5 mm (3.6 in) on 2 September 2000.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

1,931 stations

1,931 station records on 2 September 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ystad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	111.9 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pacific House	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Vomb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ungsberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Trelleborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fiddletown Dexter Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Peon Blanco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield Mercer Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hassleby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gustorp_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bollerup	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Tarawi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Louisefred	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuv	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zinnowitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Copalillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holmbo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,931 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 675, Lowest daily maximum 252, Highest daily minimum 371, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 512, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 September 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	675
Lowest daily maximum	252
Highest daily minimum	371
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	512
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 September 2000 by timescale: all-time 21, monthly 240, daily 1,670.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,393 broken records

Margins by which the 1,393 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 2000

Top 20 records on 2 September 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 2000	Princetown, AU	monthly rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 September 2000	Ilford (Warrangunyah), AU	all-time rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 September 2000	Hallett, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2000	Potsdam, DE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2000	Ystad, SE	all-time rain	111.9 mm (4.4 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2000	Pacific House, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2000	Vomb, SE	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2000	Ungsberg, SE	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2000	Trelleborg, SE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2000	Fiddletown Dexter Rch, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2000	Lowman, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2000	Jamestown, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2000	Abashiri, JP	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2000	Mombetsu, JP	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	99.9 mm (3.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2000	Lake Spaulding, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2000	Elgin, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2000	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2000	Georgetown Rs, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2000	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2000	Peon Blanco, MX	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	41 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2000. 2000 had 1,931 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 2000-09-02: 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	1,331
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1