Weather Records on 2 August 1955

788 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1955. Highest significance: Pusad, IN.

Key Facts for 2 August 1955

On 2 August 1955, 788 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
562 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 755 daily.
Pusad set a monthly record daily precipitation of 168.9 mm (6.6 in) on 2 August 1955.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

788 stations

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

Weather records on 2 August 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pusad	India	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Philadelphia Polisie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Debiabhoj Diyabh	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chandur Railway	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwoudville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mandhata	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Doornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darwha	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tulabada	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Benipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chhipabarod	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

788 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 287, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 275, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 146.

Records on 2 August 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	287
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	275
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 32, daily 755.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

568 broken records

Margins by which the 568 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1955

Top 20 records on 2 August 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1955	Pusad, IN	monthly rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1955	Philadelphia Polisie, ZA	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1955	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1955	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1955	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1955	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1955	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1955	Debiabhoj Diyabh, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1955	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1955	Vladivostok, RU	daily rain	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1955	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1955	Amraoti, IN	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1955	Badnera, IN	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1955	Budapest, HU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1955	Chandur Railway, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1955	Natchitoches, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1955	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1955	Nieuwoudville (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1955	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1955	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	37 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

1812 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1955. 1955 had 788 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	503
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	2