Weather Records on 2 July 1914

69 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1914. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 2 July 1914

On 2 July 1914, 69 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 64 daily.
Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 2 July 1914.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

69 stations

69 station records on 2 July 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lue Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Burburgate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

69 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 42.

Records on 2 July 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	42
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 64.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

66 broken records

Margins by which the 66 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1914

Top 20 records on 2 July 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1914	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1914	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1914	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1914	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1914	Charlottetown, CA	monthly low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1914	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1914	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1914	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1914	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1914	Philadelphia City, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1914	Cataract River, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1914	World Trade Ctr, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1914	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1914	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1914	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1914	Montreal McGill, CA	monthly low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1914	Portland, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1914	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1914	Camden Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1914	Menangle Jmai, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	22 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 had 69 records.

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

Records on 07-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1807	1
1811	1
1816	2
1825	1
1826	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1856	1
1860	1
1863	1
1871	3
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1898	2
1899	5
1900	4
1901	12
1902	7
1903	9
1904	11
1905	30
1906	14
1907	26
1908	12
1909	34
1910	50
1911	32
1912	100
1913	19
1914	69
1915	33
1916	26
1917	22
1918	45
1919	38
1920	208
1921	234
1922	59
1923	223
1924	394
1925	112
1926	108
1927	183
1928	75
1929	162
1930	263
1931	526
1932	283
1933	500
1934	315
1935	252
1936	641
1937	434
1938	399
1939	191
1940	436
1941	535
1942	643
1943	359
1944	428
1945	425
1946	321
1947	313
1948	283
1949	372
1950	312
1951	309
1952	391
1953	553
1954	567
1955	633
1956	520
1957	1,058
1958	344
1959	386
1960	547
1961	343
1962	402
1963	666
1964	445
1965	440
1966	889
1967	610
1968	887
1969	468
1970	667
1971	334
1972	660
1973	628
1974	577
1975	605
1976	718
1977	450
1978	1,173
1979	773
1980	1,191
1981	770
1982	1,017
1983	904
1984	632
1985	756
1986	1,423
1987	791
1988	1,445
1989	962
1990	1,350
1991	1,123
1992	1,702
1993	641
1994	901
1995	1,110
1996	728
1997	1,101
1998	984
1999	1,066
2000	583
2001	1,240
2002	1,228
2003	1,111
2004	639
2005	648
2006	775
2007	932
2008	808
2009	1,083
2010	1,262
2011	1,066
2012	1,072
2013	1,471
2014	580
2015	1,096
2016	584
2017	504
2018	858
2019	401
2020	500
2021	861
2022	893
2023	559
2024	578
2025	1,293
2026	1,174

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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 July 1914
Margin	Records
0 to 10	41
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1