Weather Records on 2 August 1954

371 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1954. Highest significance: Narsipatnam, IN.

Key Facts for 2 August 1954

On 2 August 1954, 371 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 358 daily.
Narsipatnam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 181.6 mm (7.1 in) on 2 August 1954.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

371 stations

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

Weather records on 2 August 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Unnao	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sepaya	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lloydminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Padrauna	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Girardeau	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Longlac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oxnard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stover	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bilhaur	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

371 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 194.

Records on 2 August 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 358.

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 88.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1954

Top 20 records on 2 August 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1954	Narsipatnam, IN	monthly rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1954	Dromana, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1954	Gopalganj Sr, IN	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1954	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1954	Jafrabad, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1954	Hayward Rs, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1954	Unnao, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1954	Big Creek, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1954	Leslie Canyon, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1954	Barharwa, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1954	Shawneetown Old Town, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1954	Karimnagar, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1954	Jalgaon, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1954	Gogland, RU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1954	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1954	Wastina Hemaruka, CA	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1954	Sepaya, IN	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1954	Denton 2 SE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1954	Lloydminster, CA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1954	Padrauna, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 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

1812 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1954. 1954 had 371 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 1954-08-02: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	251
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2