Weather Records on 2 September 2008

1,229 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 2008. Highest significance: Natchez, US.

Key Facts for 2 September 2008

On 2 September 2008, 1,229 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
512 were record highs and 469 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 1,127 daily.
Natchez set a daily record precipitation of 157.0 mm (6.2 in) on 2 September 2008.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

1,229 stations

1,229 station records on 2 September 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tylertown 5ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harrold 12 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McComb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bayou Sorrel Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Opelousas	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centreville	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuixtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Allen	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,229 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 233, Highest daily minimum 353, Lowest daily minimum 236, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 September 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	233
Highest daily minimum	353
Lowest daily minimum	236
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 September 2008 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 98, daily 1,127.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

882 broken records

Margins by which the 882 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 2008

Top 20 records on 2 September 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 2008	Natchez, US	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	106 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 September 2008	St Joseph 3 N, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2008	Laurel, US	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2008	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	104 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2008	Bastrop, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	85 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2008	Tylertown 5ESE, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2008	Colfax, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2008	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2008	Yellowtail Dam, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2008	Xenia 6 SSE, US	all-time high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2008	Winnsboro 5 SSE, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2008	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	106 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2008	Lovell, US	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2008	Leesville, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2008	Wessington 2SE, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2008	Hammond, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2008	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	111 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2008	Oak Ridge, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2008	Hope, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2008	Mimbres 4NNW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	52 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2008. 2008 had 1,229 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 20	803
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	8
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1