Weather Records on 2 August 1945

269 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1945. Highest significance: Arantangi, IN.

Key Facts for 2 August 1945

On 2 August 1945, 269 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 259 daily.
Arantangi set a daily record precipitation of 83.1 mm (3.3 in) on 2 August 1945.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

269 stations

269 station records on 2 August 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Danger Point - Vrt.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kallakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgegong (Kiora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riverdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Creek 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirnur Nam	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bullfinch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dobra Scritia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

269 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 127.

Records on 2 August 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1945 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 259.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

201 broken records

Margins by which the 201 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1945

Top 20 records on 2 August 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1945	Arantangi, IN	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1945	Danger Point - Vrt., ZA	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1945	North Lakhimpur, IN	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1945	Annavasal, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1945	Williamson, US	all-time rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1945	Drummondville, CA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1945	Kattumavadi, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1945	Tirumayam, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1945	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1945	Kallakurichi, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1945	Genoa, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1945	Odesa, UA	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1945	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1945	Woori Yallock, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1945	Jimba Jimba, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1945	Ames 3 SW, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1945	Cudgegong (Kiora), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1945	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1945	Creston, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1945	Pudukkottai, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1945. 1945 had 269 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 20	178
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1