Weather Records on 2 August 1916

53 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1916. Highest significance: Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU.

Key Facts for 2 August 1916

On 2 August 1916, 53 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 52 daily.
Gosford (Gertrude Place) set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 2 August 1916.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

53 stations

53 station records on 2 August 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla (Woodvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

53 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 33.

Records on 2 August 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 52.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

42 broken records

Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1916

Top 20 records on 2 August 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1916	Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1916	Chicoutimi, CA	monthly low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1916	Yarmouth, CA	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1916	Halifax, CA	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1916	Chatham, CA	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1916	Qu'appelle, CA	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1916	Koolunga, AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1916	Morgan Post Office, AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1916	Port Broughton, AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	9 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1916	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1916	Second Valley (Poolamacca), AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1916	Lillimur Estate, AU	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1916	Mundoora, AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	7 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1916	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1916	Moonaree, AU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1916	Burra (Kooringa), AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1916	Old Noarlunga Post Office, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	14 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1916	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1916	Wallaroo, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	9 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1916	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	35 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1916. 1916 had 53 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	31
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1