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Weather Records on 2 July 1908

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1908. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 2 July 1908

  • On 2 July 1908, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 11 daily.
  • Armagh set a daily record high maximum temperature of 27.1 C (80.8 F) on 2 July 1908.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 2 July 1908 12 station records on 2 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 2 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 July 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature27.1 C (80.8 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature35.3 C (95.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 2 July 1908 by type Records set or tied on 2 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 0246Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 2 July 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 July 1908 by timescale Records on 2 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 11. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 11all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 11.
Records on 2 July 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily11

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 July 1908 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.5. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 62 to 4: 24 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 110 to 12: 012 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 July 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 26
2 to 42
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 101
10 to 120
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1908
Top 12 records on 2 July 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 July 1908Armagh, GBdaily high max27.1 C (80.8 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)39 years23 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1908Bindara (Netley), AUdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1908Reading Wb City, USdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)18 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1908San Diego Wbo, USdaily low min13.3 C (55.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1908Dubuque River, USdaily low max20.0 C (68.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1908Halifax, CAdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1908Charlottetown, CAdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1908Hambantota, LKdaily high max35.3 C (95.5 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)2 years10 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1908Halifax, CAdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1908Sydney, CAmonthly high max (Tie)31.7 C (89.1 F)tie15 years4 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1908Santa Fe, USdaily low max21.7 C (71.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)2 years4 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1908Galway, IEdaily high min (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie23 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

1793 to 1908
Records on 07-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 12 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 11807: 11811: 11816: 21825: 11826: 21837: 11839: 11843: 11847: 11848: 11849: 11856: 11860: 11863: 11871: 31872: 21873: 11874: 11875: 11876: 11877: 11878: 11879: 21882: 11883: 21884: 11887: 41888: 11890: 11891: 31892: 21894: 41895: 31896: 21898: 21899: 51900: 41901: 121902: 71903: 91904: 111905: 301906: 141907: 261908: 121909: 341910: 501911: 321912: 1001913: 191914: 691915: 331916: 261917: 221918: 451919: 381920: 2081921: 2341922: 591923: 2231924: 3941925: 1121926: 1081927: 1831928: 751929: 1621930: 2631931: 5261932: 2831933: 5001934: 3151935: 2521936: 6411937: 4341938: 3991939: 1911940: 4361941: 5351942: 6431943: 3591944: 4281945: 4251946: 3211947: 3131948: 2831949: 3721950: 3121951: 3091952: 3911953: 5531954: 5671955: 6331956: 5201957: 1,0581958: 3441959: 3861960: 5471961: 3431962: 4021963: 6661964: 4451965: 4401966: 8891967: 6101968: 8871969: 4681970: 6671971: 3341972: 6601973: 6281974: 5771975: 6051976: 7181977: 4501978: 1,1731979: 7731980: 1,1911981: 7701982: 1,0171983: 9041984: 6321985: 7561986: 1,4231987: 7911988: 1,4451989: 9621990: 1,3501991: 1,1231992: 1,7021993: 6411994: 9011995: 1,1101996: 7281997: 1,1011998: 9841999: 1,0662000: 5832001: 1,2402002: 1,2282003: 1,1112004: 6392005: 6482006: 7752007: 9322008: 8082009: 1,0832010: 1,2622011: 1,0662012: 1,0722013: 1,4712014: 5802015: 1,0962016: 5842017: 5042018: 8552019: 3972020: 4892021: 8552022: 8912023: 5562024: 5782025: 1,2951793187318961914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 12 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-02 in each year
YearRecords
17931
18071
18111
18162
18251
18262
18371
18391
18431
18471
18481
18491
18561
18601
18631
18713
18722
18731
18741
18751
18761
18771
18781
18792
18821
18832
18841
18874
18881
18901
18913
18922
18944
18953
18962
18982
18995
19004
190112
19027
19039
190411
190530
190614
190726
190812
190934
191050
191132
1912100
191319
191469
191533
191626
191722
191845
191938
1920208
1921234
192259
1923223
1924394
1925112
1926108
1927183
192875
1929162
1930263
1931526
1932283
1933500
1934315
1935252
1936641
1937434
1938399
1939191
1940436
1941535
1942643
1943359
1944428
1945425
1946321
1947313
1948283
1949372
1950312
1951309
1952391
1953553
1954567
1955633
1956520
19571,058
1958344
1959386
1960547
1961343
1962402
1963666
1964445
1965440
1966889
1967610
1968887
1969468
1970667
1971334
1972660
1973628
1974577
1975605
1976718
1977450
19781,173
1979773
19801,191
1981770
19821,017
1983904
1984632
1985756
19861,423
1987791
19881,445
1989962
19901,350
19911,123
19921,702
1993641
1994901
19951,110
1996728
19971,101
1998984
19991,066
2000583
20011,240
20021,228
20031,111
2004639
2005648
2006775
2007932
2008808
20091,083
20101,262
20111,066
20121,072
20131,471
2014580
20151,096
2016584
2017504
2018855
2019397
2020489
2021855
2022891
2023556
2024578
20251,295

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).