Weather Records on 2 August 1911

43 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1911. Highest significance: Barrie, CA.

Key Facts for 2 August 1911

On 2 August 1911, 43 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 43 daily.
Barrie set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 2 August 1911.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

43 stations

43 station records on 2 August 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

43 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 17.

Records on 2 August 1911 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	17
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 43.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

34 broken records

Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1911

Top 20 records on 2 August 1911 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1911	Barrie, CA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1911	Gravenhurst, CA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1911	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1911	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	33.0 C (91.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1911	Stratford, CA	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1911	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1911	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1911	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1911	Sterling, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1911	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1911	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1911	Brantford, CA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1911	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1911	Vasilevici, BY	daily rain	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1911	Lindsay, CA	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	18 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1911	Vestervig, DK	daily high max	28.5 C (83.3 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	13 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1911	Southampton, CA	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1911	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1911	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1911	Stonecliffe, CA	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	14 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 1911

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1911. 1911 had 43 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-02 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1816	2
1828	1
1829	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1863	3
1864	1
1867	1
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	4
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1898	2
1899	6
1900	7
1901	2
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	21
1906	21
1907	22
1908	39
1909	25
1910	15
1911	43
1912	52
1913	22
1914	15
1915	42
1916	53
1917	115
1918	37
1919	21
1920	45
1921	88
1922	39
1923	128
1924	138
1925	175
1926	200
1927	308
1928	262
1929	210
1930	600
1931	320
1932	334
1933	542
1934	458
1935	457
1936	391
1937	389
1938	544
1939	762
1940	237
1941	279
1942	354
1943	528
1944	487
1945	269
1946	377
1947	453
1948	455
1949	355
1950	504
1951	305
1952	268
1953	448
1954	371
1955	788
1956	670
1957	339
1958	360
1959	388
1960	637
1961	538
1962	396
1963	314
1964	949
1965	798
1966	462
1967	234
1968	445
1969	395
1970	439
1971	1,048
1972	620
1973	635
1974	513
1975	907
1976	1,098
1977	569
1978	685
1979	569
1980	822
1981	679
1982	819
1983	718
1984	595
1985	742
1986	632
1987	1,062
1988	1,068
1989	1,087
1990	1,055
1991	798
1992	1,132
1993	954
1994	986
1995	1,333
1996	824
1997	794
1998	1,183
1999	1,205
2000	920
2001	947
2002	1,039
2003	1,277
2004	752
2005	961
2006	1,736
2007	834
2008	888
2009	1,106
2010	1,315
2011	1,310
2012	758
2013	817
2014	813
2015	666
2016	608
2017	938
2018	1,097
2019	471
2020	699
2021	835
2022	861
2023	887
2024	1,337
2025	756
2026	1,130

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 August 1911
Margin	Records
0 to 10	28
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	2