Weather Records on 2 August 1951

305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1951. Highest significance: Barkestad, NO.

Key Facts for 2 August 1951

On 2 August 1951, 305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 295 daily.
Barkestad set a daily record precipitation of 46.1 mm (1.8 in) on 2 August 1951.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

305 stations

305 station records on 2 August 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woods (Den)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Nelungaloo (Nelungaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Ulooloo Railway Sidin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kathghora	India	Record daily precipitation	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karwi	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jalaun	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Janjgir	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manly Town Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bodangora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kunda	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

305 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 120.

Records on 2 August 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 295.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

216 broken records

Margins by which the 216 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1951

Top 20 records on 2 August 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1951	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1951	Natashquan A, CA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1951	Barry, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1951	Waterdale, US	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1951	Jefferson, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1951	Alta, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1951	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1951	Woods (Den), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1951	Parkes (Nelungaloo (Nelungaloo, AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1951	Sac City, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1951	Elwood 8 S, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1951	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1951	Golconda, US	all-time high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1951	Hallett (Ulooloo Railway Sidin, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1951	Barrage Angliers, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1951	Farmington, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1951	King River, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1951	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1951	Appin Church St, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1951	Drevja, NO	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	31 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1951. 1951 had 305 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 10	177
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1