Weather Records on 2 August 1912

52 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1912. Highest significance: Olands Sodra Udde, SE.

Key Facts for 2 August 1912

On 2 August 1912, 52 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 51 daily.
Olands Sodra Udde set a daily record precipitation of 31.3 mm (1.2 in) on 2 August 1912.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

52 stations

52 station records on 2 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

52 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 22.

Records on 2 August 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	22
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 51.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

48 broken records

Margins by which the 48 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1912

Top 20 records on 2 August 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1912	Olands Sodra Udde, SE	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1912	Kalmar_D, SE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1912	Dalhousie, CA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1912	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1912	Port Dover, CA	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1912	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1912	Buffalo, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1912	Toronto, CA	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	59 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1912	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1912	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1912	Port Stanley, CA	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1912	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1912	Edmonton, CA	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1912	Hamilton, CA	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1912	Galway, IE	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1912	Buffalo, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1912	Peterborough, CA	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1912	Armagh, GB	daily low min	3.8 C (38.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1912	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1912	Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	25 years	16 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 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1912. 1912 had 52 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	38
5 to 10	4
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1