Weather Records on 2 July 1928

75 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1928. Highest significance: Amenia, US.

Key Facts for 2 July 1928

On 2 July 1928, 75 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 71 daily.
Amenia set a daily record precipitation of 75.7 mm (3.0 in) on 2 July 1928.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

75 stations

75 station records on 2 July 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Power	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

75 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 18.

Records on 2 July 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	18
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 71.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

56 broken records

Margins by which the 56 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1928

Top 20 records on 2 July 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1928	Amenia, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1928	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1928	Napoleon, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1928	Covington 8 WNW, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1928	Kola-In-Murman, RU	daily rain	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1928	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1928	Yerevan, AM	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1928	Bottineau, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1928	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1928	San Jacinto, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1928	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1928	Weston 2 SE, US	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1928	Power, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1928	Abbeville, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1928	Biloxi, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1928	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1928	Kirksville, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1928	Madison, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	17 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1928	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1928	Durango, US	monthly low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	0 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

1793 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1928. 1928 had 75 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 1928
Margin	Records
0 to 10	50
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1