Weather Records on 2 July 1954

567 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1954. Highest significance: Sikar, IN.

Key Facts for 2 July 1954

On 2 July 1954, 567 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 199 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 534 daily.
Sikar set a daily record precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 2 July 1954.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

567 stations

567 station records on 2 July 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sikar	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	378.0 mm (14.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mahad	India	Record daily precipitation	277.1 mm (10.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pen	India	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	260.9 mm (10.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Annur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo Ezbekiya	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skagit Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bassein	India	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lalsot	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tappen	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chiplun	India	Record daily precipitation	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

567 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 165.

Records on 2 July 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 32, daily 534.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1954

Top 20 records on 2 July 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1954	Sikar, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1954	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1954	Prairie du Sac 2 N, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1954	Parvatipur, IN	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1954	Panvel, IN	all-time rain	378.0 mm (14.9 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1954	Ennore Obsy, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1954	Athipettu, IN	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1954	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1954	Vaniyambadi, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1954	Mahad, IN	daily rain	277.1 mm (10.9 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1954	Covelong, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1954	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1954	Sivaganga, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1954	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1954	Nagappattinam, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1954	Portal, US	monthly low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1954	Chingleput, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1954	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1954	Wasco, US	monthly low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1954	Pen, IN	daily rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1954. 1954 had 567 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	385
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3