Weather Records on 2 July 1921

234 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1921. Highest significance: Cannonbar, AU.

Key Facts for 2 July 1921

On 2 July 1921, 234 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 223 daily.
Cannonbar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 2 July 1921.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

234 stations

234 station records on 2 July 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cannonbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Gresford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belltrees Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgandramine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fernmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brewongle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgar Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Black Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lohn (Warrigal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

234 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 206.

Records on 2 July 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 223.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

221 broken records

Margins by which the 221 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1921

Top 20 records on 2 July 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1921	Cannonbar, AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1921	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1921	Morden, CA	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1921	Jakutsk, RU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1921	Branxton Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1921	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1921	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1921	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1921	Walgett (Euroka), AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1921	Singleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1921	Lithgow (Birdwood St), AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1921	Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1921	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1921	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	monthly rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1921	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1921	Methven, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1921	Warren (Haddon Rig), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1921	Lithgow (Cooerwull), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1921	Parkes (Macarthur Street), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1921	Crown St. Reservoir, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	7 years	40 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1921. 1921 had 234 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 10	99
10 to 20	49
20 to 30	29
30 to 40	22
40 to 50	12
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	1