Weather Records on 2 August 1924

138 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1924. Highest significance: Astana, KZ.

Key Facts for 2 August 1924

On 2 August 1924, 138 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 133 daily.
Astana set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 2 August 1924.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

138 stations

138 station records on 2 August 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saegerstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

138 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 27.

Records on 2 August 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 133.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

94 broken records

Margins by which the 94 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1924

Top 20 records on 2 August 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1924	Astana, KZ	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1924	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1924	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1924	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1924	Greenville, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1924	Carthage, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1924	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1924	Edmonton, CA	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1924	Rockville, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1924	Swift Current, CA	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1924	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1924	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1924	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1924	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	monthly rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1924	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	9 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1924	Carlinville, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1924	Lakefield, CA	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1924	Lindsay, CA	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1924	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1924	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	24 years	17 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1924. 1924 had 138 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	77
5 to 10	6
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	1