Weather Records on 2 August 1935

457 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1935. Highest significance: Saltsburg, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 1935

On 2 August 1935, 457 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
271 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 434 daily.
Saltsburg set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 2 August 1935.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

457 stations

457 station records on 2 August 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thowgla Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsu	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Budaun	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ambah	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

457 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 219, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 133.

Records on 2 August 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	219
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1935 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 17, daily 434.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

309 broken records

Margins by which the 309 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1935

Top 20 records on 2 August 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1935	Saltsburg, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1935	Schenley Lock 5, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1935	Grand River Lock, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1935	Derry 4 SW, US	monthly rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1935	Burnett 3 S, US	all-time rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1935	Acmetonia Lock 3, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1935	Claude, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1935	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1935	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1935	Willow City, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1935	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1935	Russell, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1935	Globe Rs, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1935	Viroqua, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1935	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low min	9.7 C (49.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1935	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1935	Smith Bay (Smiths Bay), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1935	Thowgla Upper, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1935	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1935	Lycippus 1 E, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	31 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1935. 1935 had 457 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	261
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1