Weather Records on 2 August 1937

389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1937. Highest significance: Bologna, IT.

Key Facts for 2 August 1937

On 2 August 1937, 389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 378 daily.
Bologna set a daily record precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 2 August 1937.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

389 stations

389 station records on 2 August 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	257.6 mm (10.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deobhog	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Contai	India	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mohania(Mahania)	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baripada	India	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Honokaa Mauka	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	48.0 C (118.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jamui	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mahuadaur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

389 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 113.

Records on 2 August 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

279 broken records

Margins by which the 279 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 195.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1937

Top 20 records on 2 August 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1937	Bologna, IT	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	102 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1937	Haina 214, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1937	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	257.6 mm (10.1 in)	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1937	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1937	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1937	Gumri, AM	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1937	Houlton, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1937	Deobhog, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1937	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1937	St Cloud State Clg, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1937	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1937	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1937	Olaa 92, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1937	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1937	Contai, IN	daily rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1937	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1937	Maple Plain, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1937	Milaca, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1937	Mohania(Mahania), IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1937	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1937. 1937 had 389 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 1937-08-02: 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 25	254
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1