Weather Records on 2 September 2002

805 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 2002. Highest significance: Mather 3 NW, US.

Key Facts for 2 September 2002

On 2 September 2002, 805 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
387 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 740 daily.
Mather 3 NW set a daily record precipitation of 64.3 mm (2.5 in) on 2 September 2002.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

805 stations

805 station records on 2 September 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Loei	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovskij Zav	Russia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Haven Tweed AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Geneva Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Jar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lone Rock Tri Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Omu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turuhansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nevelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Capitan Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Santa Elena	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westchester Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agata	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stamford 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ny Ave V Brooklyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clintonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

805 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 247.

Records on 2 September 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 2002 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 62, daily 740.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

589 broken records

Margins by which the 589 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 2002

Top 20 records on 2 September 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 2002	Mather 3 NW, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	97 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2002	Darlington Wwtp, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2002	Riverdale, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2002	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high max	35.4 C (95.7 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	113 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2002	Loei, TH	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2002	Lambertville, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2002	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	102 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2002	Milford 2 SE, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2002	Salida, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2002	Brackettville, US	monthly high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2002	Ekimchan, RU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2002	Juzhno-Sahalinsk, RU	daily rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2002	Aleksandrovskij Zav, RU	all-time rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2002	Galena, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2002	New Haven Tweed AP, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2002	Kenosha Wwtp, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2002	Rhinelander, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2002	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2002	Lake Geneva Wwtp, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2002	Fergana, UZ	daily low max	20.7 C (69.3 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	80 years	42 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2002. 2002 had 805 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 2002-09-02: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	551
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1