Weather Records on 2 September 2001

981 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 2001. Highest significance: Second Valley (Poolamacca), AU.

Key Facts for 2 September 2001

On 2 September 2001, 981 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
317 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 927 daily.
Second Valley (Poolamacca) set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 2 September 2001.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

981 stations

981 station records on 2 September 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Soljanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bowen Cheetham Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Irbejskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Northway AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lindeman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay M.O	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Cairn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emmen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rouveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parawa (Sharon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nagele	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ujar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monavale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cordalba Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Helenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steenwijksmoer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moulton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenroy Massie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loadstone (High View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hulshorst	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oldeholtpade	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kazachinskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

981 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 480.

Records on 2 September 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	480
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 2001 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 52, daily 927.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

782 broken records

Margins by which the 782 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 126.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 2001

Top 20 records on 2 September 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 2001	Second Valley (Poolamacca), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2001	Soljanka, RU	all-time rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2001	Mount Jukes, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2001	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	95 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2001	Bowen Cheetham Salt, AU	monthly rain	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2001	Lethebrook, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2001	Irbejskoe, RU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2001	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2001	Maroon, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2001	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2001	Northway AP, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2001	Lindeman Island Resort, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2001	Mackay M.O, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2001	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2001	Paulding, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2001	Normanville, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2001	Cape Willoughby, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2001	St Francisville, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2001	Canton 4N, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2001	Blinman, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	92 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2001. 2001 had 981 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 2001-09-02: 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	693
20 to 40	71
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1