Weather Records on 2 August 1933

542 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1933. Highest significance: Surat, IN.

Key Facts for 2 August 1933

On 2 August 1933, 542 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
188 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 509 daily.
Surat set a monthly record daily precipitation of 228.9 mm (9.0 in) on 2 August 1933.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

542 stations

542 station records on 2 August 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	228.9 mm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nadiad	India	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prantij	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nasik	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dapoli	India	Record daily precipitation	234.2 mm (9.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jambusar	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gondal	India	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pardi	India	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olpad	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trimbak	India	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown (Rivernook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jingellic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santee	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dholera	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Junagadh	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pen	India	Record daily precipitation	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burra 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amod	India	Record daily precipitation	191.3 mm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mehmedabad	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shahapur	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gellibrand River East (Lovat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mahad	India	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lonavala	India	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Songadh	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalvan	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bansda	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kapadvanj	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Peint	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

542 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 302.

Records on 2 August 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1933 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 30, daily 509.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

445 broken records

Margins by which the 445 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1933

Top 20 records on 2 August 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1933	Surat, IN	monthly rain	228.9 mm (9.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1933	Teterow, DE	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1933	Nullawarre, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1933	Nadiad, IN	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1933	Prantij, IN	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1933	Beech Forest, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1933	Nasik, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1933	Altentreptow, DE	all-time rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1933	Dapoli, IN	monthly rain	234.2 mm (9.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1933	Jambusar, IN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1933	Gondal, IN	monthly rain	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1933	Pardi, IN	daily rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1933	Olpad, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1933	Trimbak, IN	daily rain	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1933	Pennyroyal Creek, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1933	Princetown (Rivernook), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1933	Macarthur (Glenhuntly), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1933	Mangrulpir, IN	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1933	Jingellic, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1933	Cobden (Post Office), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	36 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

1812 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1933. 1933 had 542 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 25	406
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1