Weather Records on 2 August 1941

279 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1941. Highest significance: Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 1941

On 2 August 1941, 279 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 273 daily.
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam set a daily record precipitation of 79.8 mm (3.1 in) on 2 August 1941.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

279 stations

279 station records on 2 August 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Araria	India	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marnai	India	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kachugaon	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranquille	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sixprong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

279 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 82.

Records on 2 August 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1941 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 273.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

194 broken records

Margins by which the 194 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1941

Top 20 records on 2 August 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1941	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1941	Borzja, RU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1941	Araria, IN	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1941	Waxahachie, US	all-time high min	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1941	Greensboro, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1941	St John's, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1941	Shahabad, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1941	Yazoo City, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1941	Hilo 86A, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1941	Geraldton Town, AU	daily high max	29.2 C (84.6 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1941	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1941	Marnai, IN	daily rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1941	Orebro, SE	daily high max	30.5 C (86.9 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1941	Adanakottai, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1941	Merrill, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1941	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1941	Madurai, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1941	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily low min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	22 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1941	Karambakkudi, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1941	Stockholm, SE	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	35 years	25 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1941. 1941 had 279 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	162
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1