Weather Records on 2 September 2012

885 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 2012. Highest significance: Philo 3 SW, US.

Key Facts for 2 September 2012

On 2 September 2012, 885 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
543 were record highs and 199 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 80 monthly and 805 daily.
Philo 3 SW set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 2 September 2012.
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

885 stations

885 station records on 2 September 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Normal 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Galion Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Westerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keiser	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 6SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nenjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Torrance AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beijing	China	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duolun	China	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Onavas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smithland L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waltonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roseville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Suaqui Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arxan	China	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson McKellar- Sipes AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe Co Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

885 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 413, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 143.

Records on 2 September 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	413
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 80, daily 805.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

556 broken records

Margins by which the 556 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 2012

Top 20 records on 2 September 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 2012	Philo 3 SW, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2012	Minonk, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	78 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2012	Rantoul, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	112 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2012	Bucyrus, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	112 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2012	Centralia, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2012	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2012	Normal 4NE, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2012	Galion Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2012	Westerville, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2012	Gladstone L/D 18, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2012	Philo, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	107 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2012	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2012	Keiser, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2012	Clay City 6SSE, US	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2012	Millersburg, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2012	Nenjiang, CN	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2012	Thomasville, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2012	Ripley, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2012	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily low max	25.7 C (78.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2012	Berkeley, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	45 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2012. 2012 had 885 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 2012-09-02: 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	523
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1