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Weather Records on 2 August 1908

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1908. Highest significance: Halifax, CA.

Key Facts for 2 August 1908

  • On 2 August 1908, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 36 daily.
  • Halifax set an all-time record daily precipitation of 137.9 mm (5.4 in) on 2 August 1908.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1812 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

39 stations
Weather records on 2 August 1908 39 station records on 2 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
39 station records on 2 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 August 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation137.9 mm (5.4 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
TruroCanadaRecord daily precipitation85.6 mm (3.4 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
MarylandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.8 mm (1.5 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
GilgoinAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.3 mm (1.5 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Port HastingsCanadaRecord daily precipitation47.8 mm (1.9 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily precipitation42.7 mm (1.7 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.2 mm (1.7 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low minimum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CharltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
George AirportSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
KinchegaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Eurugabah StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
TarcuttaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
WillowmoreSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
WarraweenaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.6 C (56.5 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
JansenvilleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records
Records on 2 August 1908 by type Records set or tied on 2 August 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 32. 010203040Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 32Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 August 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 32.
Records on 2 August 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall32
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 August 1908 by timescale Records on 2 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 36. 010203040all-time: 1monthly: 2daily: 36all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 36.
Records on 2 August 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly2
daily36

How Much Records Were Beaten By

35 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 August 1908 Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.3. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 165 to 10: 710 to 15: 515 to 20: 220 to 25: 425 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 August 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 516
5 to 107
10 to 155
15 to 202
20 to 254
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1908
Top 20 records on 2 August 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 August 1908Halifax, CAall-time rain137.9 mm (5.4 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)22 years38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1908Truro, CAmonthly rain85.6 mm (3.4 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)15 years38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1908Maryland, AUdaily rain37.8 mm (1.5 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)39 years37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1908Tenterfield (Federation Park), AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)19.0 mm (0.7 in)28 years31 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1908Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AUdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)27 years27 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1908Gilgoin, AUdaily rain37.3 mm (1.5 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)21 years26 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1908Port Hastings, CAdaily rain47.8 mm (1.9 in)24.9 mm (1.0 in)29 years26 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1908Charlottetown, CAdaily rain42.7 mm (1.7 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)18 years26 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1908Brisbane Regional Office, AUdaily rain42.2 mm (1.7 in)34.3 mm (1.4 in)1 year25 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1908Bindara (Netley), AUmonthly rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)18 years25 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1908Uccle, BEdaily low min7.5 C (45.5 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)49 years22 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1908Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)8 years21 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1908Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AUdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1908Charlton, AUdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)21 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1908Uniondale (Tnk), ZAdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1908Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)15 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1908Cobar (Paddington), AUdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)21 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1908George Airport, ZAdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1908Tarkastad (Pol), ZAdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)1 year15 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1908Darlington Point (Tubbo), AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)21 years14 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 1908
Records on 08-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1908. 1908 had 39 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: 1,0932019: 4682020: 6942021: 8312022: 8572023: 8832024: 1,3392025: 7571812186718961914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1908. 1908 had 39 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
20181,093
2019468
2020694
2021831
2022857
2023883
20241,339
2025757

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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).