Weather Records on 2 September 2026

851 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 September 2026. Highest significance: Irako, JP.

Key Facts for 2 September 2026

On 2 September 2026, 851 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
564 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 101 monthly and 745 daily.
Irako set an all-time record daily precipitation of 465.0 mm (18.3 in) on 2 September 2026 (provisional).
Across 167 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

851 stations

851 station records on 2 September 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 September 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Irako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	465.0 mm (18.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rucava	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	166.7 mm (6.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Irozaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	343.0 mm (13.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kumamoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	260.5 mm (10.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Akita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	168.5 mm (6.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Shimonoseki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Trempealeau Dam 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	383.0 mm (15.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fourmile Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Town Bluff Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zoseni	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kobe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Badger Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Xuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ukmerge	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaj	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bigelow Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kuqa	China	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morelia Mich.	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Summit Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory FAA AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tampico Tamps	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Billie Creek Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pavilosta	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salt Creek Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sevenmile Marsh	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

851 records

Records set or tied on 2 September 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 170, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 394, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 162.

Records on 2 September 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	170
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	394
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 September 2026 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 101, daily 745.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

597 broken records

Margins by which the 597 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 327.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 September 2026

Top 20 records on 2 September 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 2026	Irako, JP	all-time rain (Provisional)	465.0 mm (18.3 in)	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	6 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2026	Rucava, LV	all-time rain (Provisional)	166.7 mm (6.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2026	Irozaki, JP	all-time rain (Provisional)	343.0 mm (13.5 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2026	Kumamoto, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	260.5 mm (10.3 in)	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	26 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2026	Erie Intl AP, US	daily rain (Provisional)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2026	Hiroshima, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2026	Massena Intl AP, US	daily rain (Provisional)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 September 2026	Akita, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	168.5 mm (6.6 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2026	Shimonoseki, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2026	Trempealeau Dam 6, US	daily rain (Provisional)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2026	Hakodate, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	383.0 mm (15.1 in)	327.9 mm (12.9 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2026	Fourmile Lake, US	daily rain (Provisional)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2026	Town Bluff Dam, US	daily rain (Provisional)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2026	Hardy, US	monthly high min (Provisional)	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	125 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2026	Hillsboro, US	monthly high min (Provisional)	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	126 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2026	Artesia 6S, US	monthly high min (Provisional)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	111 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2026	Zoseni, LV	daily rain (Provisional)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2026	Kobe, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2026	Badger Pass, US	daily rain (Provisional)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2026	Xuzhou, CN	daily rain (Provisional)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	47 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2026. 2026 had 851 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	678
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	1,046
2018	473
2019	789
2020	701
2021	742
2022	991
2023	707
2024	923
2025	423
2026	851

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Data for records on 2026-09-02: 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	583
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1