Weather Records on 2 August 1942

354 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1942. Highest significance: Sycamore, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 1942

On 2 August 1942, 354 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 339 daily.
Sycamore set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 2 August 1942.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

354 stations

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

Weather records on 2 August 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Raj-Nilgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chirawa	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Athmalik	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khilchipur	India	Record daily precipitation	233.4 mm (9.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baliapal	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jagnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khurda	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baheri	India	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jankia	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sambhal	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Binjharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rajakhera	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Iklera(Aklera)	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Purwa	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mehgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

354 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 139.

Records on 2 August 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1942 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 11, daily 339.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

260 broken records

Margins by which the 260 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1942

Top 20 records on 2 August 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1942	Sycamore, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1942	Raj-Nilgiri, IN	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1942	Chirawa, IN	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1942	Athmalik, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1942	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1942	Baramba, IN	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1942	Marengo, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1942	Rockford, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1942	Khilchipur, IN	all-time rain	233.4 mm (9.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1942	Anderson, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1942	Baliapal, IN	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1942	Aurora Water, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1942	Black Lake, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1942	Aurora, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1942	Effingham 3SW, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1942	Coldwater St School, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1942	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1942	Austin #2, US	all-time high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1942	Raton, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1942	Jagnathpur, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	28 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1942. 1942 had 354 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	198
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2