Weather Records on 2 August 1956

670 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1956. Highest significance: Astoria, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 1956

On 2 August 1956, 670 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 338 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 650 daily.
Astoria set a daily record precipitation of 43.7 mm (1.7 in) on 2 August 1956.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

670 stations

670 station records on 2 August 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alandi	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lonavala	India	Record daily precipitation	493.0 mm (19.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jenner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Junnar	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	233.4 mm (9.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kosmos	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vada	India	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lunkaransar	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Matheran	India	Record daily precipitation	441.2 mm (17.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Guatapara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rajaund	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cushman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jejuri	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahim	India	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burquitlam Vancouver Golf Cour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sorrento	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

670 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 249, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 299.

Records on 2 August 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	249
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1956 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 650.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

564 broken records

Margins by which the 564 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1956

Top 20 records on 2 August 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1956	Astoria, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1956	Khed, IN	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1956	Alandi, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1956	Chillicothe Radio Kchi, US	monthly rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1956	Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1956	Huron Rgnl AP, US	all-time rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1956	Lonavala, IN	all-time rain	493.0 mm (19.4 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1956	Jenner, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1956	Junnar, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1956	Gallatin 1W, US	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1956	Canowindra (Canowindra Street), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1956	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1956	Paducah, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1956	Olga 2 SE, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1956	Claresholm Meadow Creek, CA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1956	Thana, IN	daily rain	233.4 mm (9.2 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1956	Cut Bank AP, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1956	Carway, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1956	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1956	Sedgwick, US	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	43 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1956. 1956 had 670 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 1956-08-02: 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	499
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1