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Weather Records on 2 August 1904

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1904. Highest significance: Stratford, CA.

Key Facts for 2 August 1904

  • On 2 August 1904, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Stratford set a daily record precipitation of 23.4 mm (0.9 in) on 2 August 1904.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 2 August 1904 9 station records on 2 August 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 2 August 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 August 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
StratfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord high minimum temperature17.4 C (63.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature17.4 C (63.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation63.2 mm (2.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 2 August 1904 by type Records set or tied on 2 August 1904 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 01234Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 August 1904 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 2 August 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 August 1904 by timescale Records on 2 August 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 August 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9.
Records on 2 August 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 August 1904 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.1. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 2: 32 to 4: 24 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 110 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 August 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 23
2 to 42
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 101
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1904
Top 9 records on 2 August 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 August 1904Stratford, CAdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)23 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1904La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low min10.0 C (50.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1904St John's, CAdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1904Putbus, DEdaily high min17.4 C (63.3 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1904Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily high min17.4 C (63.3 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)6 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1904Atlantic City Marina, USdaily rain63.2 mm (2.5 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1904Madison Wb City, USdaily low min13.3 C (55.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)9 years6 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1904Truro, CAdaily high min (Tie)18.3 C (64.9 F)tie30 years3 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1904Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low max (Tie)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie21 years2 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

1812 to 1904
Records on 08-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1904. 1904 had 9 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001812: 11816: 21828: 11829: 11830: 11835: 11838: 11840: 11841: 11842: 11844: 11855: 11856: 11859: 11861: 11863: 31864: 11867: 11875: 21877: 21878: 11879: 11883: 11884: 11886: 31887: 11888: 11889: 21890: 31891: 21892: 41893: 21894: 11895: 21896: 11898: 21899: 61900: 71901: 21902: 101903: 41904: 91905: 211906: 211907: 221908: 391909: 251910: 151911: 431912: 521913: 221914: 151915: 421916: 531917: 1151918: 371919: 211920: 451921: 881922: 391923: 1281924: 1381925: 1751926: 2001927: 3081928: 2621929: 2101930: 6001931: 3201932: 3341933: 5421934: 4581935: 4571936: 3911937: 3891938: 5441939: 7621940: 2371941: 2791942: 3541943: 5281944: 4871945: 2691946: 3771947: 4531948: 4551949: 3551950: 5041951: 3051952: 2681953: 4481954: 3711955: 7881956: 6701957: 3391958: 3601959: 3881960: 6371961: 5381962: 3961963: 3141964: 9491965: 7981966: 4621967: 2341968: 4451969: 3951970: 4391971: 1,0481972: 6201973: 6351974: 5131975: 9071976: 1,0981977: 5691978: 6851979: 5691980: 8221981: 6791982: 8191983: 7181984: 5951985: 7421986: 6321987: 1,0621988: 1,0681989: 1,0871990: 1,0551991: 7981992: 1,1321993: 9541994: 9861995: 1,3331996: 8241997: 7941998: 1,1831999: 1,2052000: 9202001: 9472002: 1,0392003: 1,2772004: 7522005: 9612006: 1,7362007: 8342008: 8882009: 1,1062010: 1,3152011: 1,3102012: 7582013: 8172014: 8132015: 6662016: 6082017: 9382018: 1,0972019: 4712020: 6992021: 8352022: 8612023: 8872024: 1,3372025: 7562026: 1,1301812186718961914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1904. 1904 had 9 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-02 in each year
YearRecords
18121
18162
18281
18291
18301
18351
18381
18401
18411
18421
18441
18551
18561
18591
18611
18633
18641
18671
18752
18772
18781
18791
18831
18841
18863
18871
18881
18892
18903
18912
18924
18932
18941
18952
18961
18982
18996
19007
19012
190210
19034
19049
190521
190621
190722
190839
190925
191015
191143
191252
191322
191415
191542
191653
1917115
191837
191921
192045
192188
192239
1923128
1924138
1925175
1926200
1927308
1928262
1929210
1930600
1931320
1932334
1933542
1934458
1935457
1936391
1937389
1938544
1939762
1940237
1941279
1942354
1943528
1944487
1945269
1946377
1947453
1948455
1949355
1950504
1951305
1952268
1953448
1954371
1955788
1956670
1957339
1958360
1959388
1960637
1961538
1962396
1963314
1964949
1965798
1966462
1967234
1968445
1969395
1970439
19711,048
1972620
1973635
1974513
1975907
19761,098
1977569
1978685
1979569
1980822
1981679
1982819
1983718
1984595
1985742
1986632
19871,062
19881,068
19891,087
19901,055
1991798
19921,132
1993954
1994986
19951,333
1996824
1997794
19981,183
19991,205
2000920
2001947
20021,039
20031,277
2004752
2005961
20061,736
2007834
2008888
20091,106
20101,315
20111,310
2012758
2013817
2014813
2015666
2016608
2017938
20181,097
2019471
2020699
2021835
2022861
2023887
20241,337
2025756
20261,130

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).