Weather Records on 2 August 1931

320 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1931. Highest significance: Hot Springs, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 1931

On 2 August 1931, 320 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 316 daily.
Hot Springs set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 2 August 1931.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

320 stations

320 station records on 2 August 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambray	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lacona	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Bremen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jaswantpura	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

320 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 86.

Records on 2 August 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 316.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

237 broken records

Margins by which the 237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1931

Top 20 records on 2 August 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1931	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1931	Kishanganj, IN	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1931	Johnstown, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1931	Conception, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1931	Chalisgaon, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1931	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1931	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1931	Clarinda, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1931	Ft Duchesne, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1931	Horton, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1931	Winterset 4N, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1931	Oregon, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1931	Demopolis Lock 4, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1931	Manhattan, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1931	Quincy, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1931	Thiruvalla, IN	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1931	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1931	Resaca, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1931	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1931	Lenox, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	21 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1931. 1931 had 320 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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Data for records on 1931-08-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	223
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1