Weather Records on 1 September 1937

502 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 1937. Highest significance: Escanaba, US.

Key Facts for 1 September 1937

On 1 September 1937, 502 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
329 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 479 daily.
Escanaba set an all-time record daily precipitation of 119.9 mm (4.7 in) on 1 September 1937.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

502 stations

502 station records on 1 September 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 September 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Elmwood Av	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tufanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	242.3 mm (9.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

502 records

Records set or tied on 1 September 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 230, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 128.

Records on 1 September 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	230
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 September 1937 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 479.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

361 broken records

Margins by which the 361 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 1937

Top 20 records on 1 September 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 September 1937	Escanaba, US	all-time rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1937	Blakely, US	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1937	Bainbridge, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1937	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	all-time rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1937	Montgomery Wb City, US	monthly rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1937	Sapphire (Argyle), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1937	Dhubri, IN	daily rain	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1937	Marianna Sch For Boys, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1937	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1937	Prattville, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1937	Kapunda Water Works, AU	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1937	Mauzy, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1937	Rushville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1937	Gurley (Glenroy), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1937	Springfield Elmwood Av, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1937	Tenterden, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1937	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1937	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1937	Mayaguez City, PR	daily low max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1937	Gragin, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1937. 1937 had 502 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	1
1819	1
1827	1
1831	1
1838	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1869	3
1871	1
1873	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	3
1879	2
1881	5
1883	1
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1890	2
1892	2
1894	3
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	14
1902	5
1903	16
1904	9
1905	6
1906	26
1907	14
1908	26
1909	34
1910	22
1911	16
1912	47
1913	32
1914	23
1915	46
1916	16
1917	24
1918	31
1919	19
1920	31
1921	46
1922	67
1923	75
1924	210
1925	127
1926	182
1927	136
1928	166
1929	324
1930	264
1931	233
1932	550
1933	622
1934	654
1935	584
1936	385
1937	502
1938	373
1939	303
1940	333
1941	497
1942	532
1943	578
1944	377
1945	497
1946	642
1947	555
1948	460
1949	1,102
1950	849
1951	668
1952	644
1953	937
1954	407
1955	413
1956	504
1957	320
1958	427
1959	519
1960	408
1961	531
1962	368
1963	416
1964	621
1965	657
1966	596
1967	1,263
1968	604
1969	493
1970	502
1971	464
1972	518
1973	874
1974	895
1975	939
1976	627
1977	500
1978	809
1979	459
1980	671
1981	649
1982	642
1983	1,167
1984	619
1985	901
1986	964
1987	909
1988	651
1989	823
1990	749
1991	687
1992	1,010
1993	1,122
1994	1,291
1995	1,165
1996	823
1997	1,161
1998	1,159
1999	925
2000	1,613
2001	904
2002	778
2003	1,254
2004	827
2005	901
2006	1,157
2007	976
2008	1,204
2009	1,003
2010	1,313
2011	1,071
2012	874
2013	775
2014	515
2015	661
2016	522
2017	686
2018	399
2019	800
2020	689
2021	751
2022	1,016
2023	720
2024	938
2025	359
2026	521

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	331
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1