Weather Records on 2 August 1928

262 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1928. Highest significance: Albert Lea 3SE, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 1928

On 2 August 1928, 262 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 254 daily.
Albert Lea 3SE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 2 August 1928.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

262 stations

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

Weather records on 2 August 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Washta	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lynd #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Thurman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

262 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 62.

Records on 2 August 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1928 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 254.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

193 broken records

Margins by which the 193 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1928

Top 20 records on 2 August 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1928	Albert Lea 3SE, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1928	Postville, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1928	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1928	Alma, US	monthly rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1928	Worthington, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1928	Mason City, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1928	Winona, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1928	Grand Meadow, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1928	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	26.0 C (78.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1928	Decorah, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1928	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1928	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1928	Lucknow, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1928	Fairmont, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1928	Cambridge St Hospital, US	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1928	Lakefield, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1928	Canton, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1928	Hay River, CA	monthly low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1928	Southampton, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1928	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	28 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1928. 1928 had 262 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 10	169
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	4