Weather Records on 2 July 1946

321 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1946. Highest significance: Raleigh State UNIV, US.

Key Facts for 2 July 1946

On 2 July 1946, 321 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 316 daily.
Raleigh State UNIV set a daily record precipitation of 106.4 mm (4.2 in) on 2 July 1946.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

321 stations

321 station records on 2 July 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dhanaha	India	Record daily precipitation	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bharthana	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Etawah	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bilgram	India	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Basti	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ansonia 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raquette Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pertabpur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kannauj	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Garotha	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tamala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karauli	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atraula	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jeoli Jansath	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woottating	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jaley	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deoli	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

321 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 234.

Records on 2 July 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 316.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

278 broken records

Margins by which the 278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1946

Top 20 records on 2 July 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1946	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1946	Weston, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1946	Krishnanagar, IN	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1946	Magnolia, US	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1946	Dhanaha, IN	daily rain	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1946	Bharthana, IN	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1946	Etawah, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1946	Bilgram, IN	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1946	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1946	Sealy, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1946	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1946	Hyndman, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1946	Charlottetown Cda, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1946	Skegness, GB	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1946	Salisbury, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1946	Phillipsburg, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1946	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1946	Szeged, HU	all-time high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1946	De Ruyter 4 N, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1946	Basti, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	34 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

1793 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 321 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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Data for records on 1946-07-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	227
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1