Weather Records on 2 July 1942

643 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1942. Highest significance: Camden 3 W, US.

Key Facts for 2 July 1942

On 2 July 1942, 643 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
194 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 627 daily.
Camden 3 W set a daily record precipitation of 102.9 mm (4.1 in) on 2 July 1942.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

643 stations

643 station records on 2 July 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bulandshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tohana	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Condah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walpeup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ambah	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Surpura (Nokha)	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farrukhabad	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aonla	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gurgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kishangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rajakhera	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sohana	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Strathdownie (Mulga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Budaun	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

643 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 345, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 July 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 July 1942 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 12, daily 627.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

554 broken records

Margins by which the 554 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 173.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1942

Top 20 records on 2 July 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1942	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1942	Le Bourget, FR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1942	Bulandshahr, IN	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1942	Milford 2 SE, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1942	Kealia 1112, US	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1942	Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1942	Tohana, IN	all-time rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1942	Easton, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1942	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1942	Bisauli, IN	daily rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	108.9 mm (4.3 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1942	Aliganj, IN	daily rain	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1942	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1942	Halaula 1110, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1942	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	monthly high min	18.1 C (64.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1942	Condah, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1942	Kilauea 1134, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1942	Walpeup, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1942	Ambah, IN	monthly rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1942	Surpura (Nokha), IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1942	Bareilly Sadar, IN	daily rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	37 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

1793 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 643 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1807	1
1811	1
1816	2
1825	1
1826	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1856	1
1860	1
1863	1
1871	3
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1898	2
1899	5
1900	4
1901	12
1902	7
1903	9
1904	11
1905	30
1906	14
1907	26
1908	12
1909	34
1910	50
1911	32
1912	100
1913	19
1914	69
1915	33
1916	26
1917	22
1918	45
1919	38
1920	208
1921	234
1922	59
1923	223
1924	394
1925	112
1926	108
1927	183
1928	75
1929	162
1930	263
1931	526
1932	283
1933	500
1934	315
1935	252
1936	641
1937	434
1938	399
1939	191
1940	436
1941	535
1942	643
1943	359
1944	428
1945	425
1946	321
1947	313
1948	283
1949	372
1950	312
1951	309
1952	391
1953	553
1954	567
1955	633
1956	520
1957	1,058
1958	344
1959	386
1960	547
1961	343
1962	402
1963	666
1964	445
1965	440
1966	889
1967	610
1968	887
1969	468
1970	667
1971	334
1972	660
1973	628
1974	577
1975	605
1976	718
1977	450
1978	1,173
1979	773
1980	1,191
1981	770
1982	1,017
1983	904
1984	632
1985	756
1986	1,423
1987	791
1988	1,445
1989	962
1990	1,350
1991	1,123
1992	1,702
1993	641
1994	901
1995	1,110
1996	728
1997	1,101
1998	984
1999	1,066
2000	583
2001	1,240
2002	1,228
2003	1,111
2004	639
2005	648
2006	775
2007	932
2008	808
2009	1,083
2010	1,262
2011	1,066
2012	1,072
2013	1,471
2014	580
2015	1,096
2016	584
2017	504
2018	858
2019	401
2020	500
2021	861
2022	893
2023	559
2024	578
2025	1,293
2026	1,174

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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	513
25 to 50	25
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1