Weather Records on 2 July 1955

633 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1955. Highest significance: Marble Bar Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 2 July 1955

On 2 July 1955, 633 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 334 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 565 daily.
Marble Bar Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 2 July 1955.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

633 stations

633 station records on 2 July 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mundiwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bassawan	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Edgar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppuvanam	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arrah Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Banka	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rajgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khandhla	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ranike	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roundup	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wasa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

633 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 198, Heaviest daily rainfall 165.

Records on 2 July 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	198
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 68, daily 565.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

462 broken records

Margins by which the 462 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1955

Top 20 records on 2 July 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1955	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1955	Hoshiarpur, IN	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1955	Bulloo Downs, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1955	Mundiwindi, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1955	Bassawan, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1955	Castlewood, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1955	Mount Edgar, AU	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1955	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1955	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1955	Saint-Germain-Les-Belles, FR	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1955	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1955	Mykland, NO	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1955	Avon, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1955	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1955	Kulu, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1955	Haidargarh, IN	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1955	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1955	Leech Lake, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1955	Fortine 1 N, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1955	Northcliffe, AU	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 633 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	417
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1