Weather Records on 2 August 1943

528 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1943. Highest significance: Philipsburg, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 1943

On 2 August 1943, 528 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
299 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 490 daily.
Philipsburg set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 2 August 1943.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

528 stations

528 station records on 2 August 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bano	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Antigonish	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guildford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

528 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 198.

Records on 2 August 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1943 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 30, daily 490.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

396 broken records

Margins by which the 396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1943

Top 20 records on 2 August 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1943	Philipsburg, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1943	Ust Tzilma, RU	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1943	Prentice #2, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1943	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1943	Merino, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1943	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1943	Putbus, DE	monthly high min	21.2 C (70.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1943	Granite Reef Dam, US	all-time rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1943	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	34.1 C (93.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1943	Bhandaria, IN	daily rain	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1943	Mount Forest, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1943	Beeac (Post Office), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1943	Pinjarra, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1943	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	all-time high max	36.8 C (98.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1943	Branxholme, AU	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1943	Merino (Glenorchy Estate), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1943	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1943	Guntersville, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1943	Tucumcari, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1943	Medford, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	36 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

1812 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1943. 1943 had 528 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	328
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1