Weather Records on 2 July 1947

313 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1947. Highest significance: Vaexjoe, SE.

Key Facts for 2 July 1947

On 2 July 1947, 313 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 303 daily.
Vaexjoe set a daily record precipitation of 33.3 mm (1.3 in) on 2 July 1947.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

313 stations

313 station records on 2 July 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fortaleza (Escola Regional)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ratlam	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Khachrod	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hoshangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sonkatch	India	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sardarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Khairdatan	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ujjain	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harsud	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mannum (Sanderston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Browne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton (Mundi Mundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Areia Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

313 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 157.

Records on 2 July 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1947 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 303.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

248 broken records

Margins by which the 248 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1947

Top 20 records on 2 July 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1947	Vaexjoe, SE	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1947	Umea, SE	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1947	Fortaleza (Escola Regional), BR	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1947	Ratlam, IN	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1947	Khachrod, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1947	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	all-time high min	20.8 C (69.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1947	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1947	Quinault Rs, US	all-time high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1947	Galway, IE	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1947	Stockholm, SE	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	63 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1947	Gavle, SE	daily high min	16.4 C (61.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1947	Pitea, SE	daily high min	18.2 C (64.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	62 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1947	Orebro, SE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	67 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1947	Crescent City, US	monthly low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1947	Hoshangabad, IN	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1947	Hornindal, NO	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1947	Kazan, RU	monthly low max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1947	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	66 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1947	Sandvig, DK	daily high min	18.4 C (65.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	63 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1947	Orebro, SE	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	63 years	27 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 313 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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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	14
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1