Weather Records on 2 August 1946

377 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1946. Highest significance: Manchester, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 1946

On 2 August 1946, 377 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 364 daily.
Manchester set a daily record precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 2 August 1946.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

377 stations

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

Weather records on 2 August 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehpur Sikri	India	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ahiri	India	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Navapur	India	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lalitpur	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sakti	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armstrong	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rewa	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beberu	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Digri	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rehli	India	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Phillaur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kotli	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

377 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 138.

Records on 2 August 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 364.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

297 broken records

Margins by which the 297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1946

Top 20 records on 2 August 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1946	Manchester, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1946	Lewiston, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1946	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1946	Hanover, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1946	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1946	Brockton, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1946	Fatehpur Sikri, IN	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1946	Ahiri, IN	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1946	Kokshetay, KZ	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1946	Navapur, IN	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1946	Lalitpur, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1946	Lowell, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1946	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1946	Plymouth, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1946	Durham, US	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1946	Johnstown, US	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1946	Provincetown 3 NW, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1946	Franklin, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1946	Concord, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1946	Lawrence, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	35 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1946. 1946 had 377 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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Data for records on 1946-08-02: 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	253
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1