Weather Records on 2 July 1949

372 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1949. Highest significance: Astoria, US.

Key Facts for 2 July 1949

On 2 July 1949, 372 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 362 daily.
Astoria set a daily record low minimum temperature of 4.4 C (39.9 F) on 2 July 1949.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

372 stations

372 station records on 2 July 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belsand	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fernbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Algonquin Park	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prathipadu	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Honnali	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohawk	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht-1	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

372 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 78.

Records on 2 July 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 362.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

265 broken records

Margins by which the 265 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1949

Top 20 records on 2 July 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1949	Astoria, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1949	Tshakhuma, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1949	Tombstone, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1949	Perm, RU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1949	Belleville, CA	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1949	Lakhipur, IN	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1949	Los Lunas, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1949	Marble Falls, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1949	Woodstock, CA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1949	Belsand, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1949	Harrington Harbour, CA	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1949	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1949	Helwan (Cairo), EG	daily high min	24.0 C (75.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1949	Washburn, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	51 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1949	St Albans, CA	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1949	Quebec, CA	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	59 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1949	Gandai, IN	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1949	Coimbra, PT	daily high min	25.8 C (78.4 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	2 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1949	Karesuando, SE	daily high min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1949	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	25 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 372 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 10	244
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1