Weather Records on 2 July 1920

208 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1920. Highest significance: Cassilis Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 July 1920

On 2 July 1920, 208 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 179 daily.
Cassilis Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 67.6 mm (2.7 in) on 2 July 1920.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

208 stations

208 station records on 2 July 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goorianawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Llangollen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera (Brewarrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Neba Coonamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abbotslea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woolerina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Martindale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerslie 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

208 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 195.

Records on 2 July 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 179.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

201 broken records

Margins by which the 201 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1920

Top 20 records on 2 July 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1920	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1920	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1920	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1920	Goorianawah, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1920	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1920	Coonamble (Nardoo), AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1920	Coonamble (Pier Pier), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1920	Bomera, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1920	Llangollen, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1920	Kickerbell, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1920	Combogolong, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1920	Walgett (Goangra), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1920	Mendooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1920	Narrandera (Brewarrana), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1920	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	monthly rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1920	Neba Coonamble, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1920	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1920	Gulgong Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1920	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1920	Bunghill Tank, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 208 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	140
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1