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Weather Records on 2 August 1909

25 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1909. Highest significance: Gospic, HR.

Key Facts for 2 August 1909

  • On 2 August 1909, 25 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 25 daily.
  • Gospic set a daily record precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 2 August 1909.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

25 stations
Weather records on 2 August 1909 25 station records on 2 August 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
25 station records on 2 August 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 August 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GospicCroatiaRecord daily precipitation52.8 mm (2.1 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre WarrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo PrisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RosedaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WarburtonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong (Comberoond)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Port AlbertAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Yan YeanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

25 records
Records on 2 August 1909 by type Records set or tied on 2 August 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 16. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 August 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.
Records on 2 August 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 August 1909 by timescale Records on 2 August 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 25. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 25all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 August 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 25.
Records on 2 August 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily25

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 August 1909 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.9. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 125 to 10: 510 to 15: 315 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 August 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 512
5 to 105
10 to 153
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1909
Top 20 records on 2 August 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 August 1909Gospic, HRdaily rain52.8 mm (2.1 in)32.9 mm (1.3 in)33 years33 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1909Warragul (Carbethon), AUdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)17 years27 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1909Ringwood 2, AUdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1909Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1909Bendigo Prison, AUdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1909Putten (Gld), NLdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1909Rosedale, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1909Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1909Warburton, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1909Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low max7.8 C (46.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)34 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1909Dandenong (Comberoond), AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)10 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1909Port Albert, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)11 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1909Alexandra (Post Office), AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1909Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1909Hastings Post Office, AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)36 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1909Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max8.9 C (48.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1909Yan Yean, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1909Saint John, CAdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1909Winnemucca AP, USdaily low min6.7 C (44.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1909Maldon (Derby Hill), AUdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)15 years9 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 1909
Records on 08-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1909. 1909 had 25 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 1909. 1909 had 25 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).