Weather Records on 2 August 1957

339 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1957. Highest significance: Dras, IN.

Key Facts for 2 August 1957

On 2 August 1957, 339 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 329 daily.
Dras set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.6 mm (2.8 in) on 2 August 1957.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

339 stations

339 station records on 2 August 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bugulma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dataganj	India	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stettler	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pee Dee	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kunda	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lacrosse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karera	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bharthana	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Narada Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

339 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 104.

Records on 2 August 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 329.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

233 broken records

Margins by which the 233 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1957

Top 20 records on 2 August 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1957	Dras, IN	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1957	Osceola, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1957	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1957	Bugulma, RU	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1957	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1957	Pinedale, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1957	Dataganj, IN	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1957	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1957	Jagalur, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1957	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1957	Stettler, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1957	Pearlington, US	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1957	Belle Isle, CA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1957	San German 4 W, PR	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1957	Gurjala(Gurujala), IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1957	Nagappattinam, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1957	Rayne 6 N, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1957	Pee Dee, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1957	Mokpo, KR	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	3 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1957	Tasiilaq, GL	monthly high min	10.8 C (51.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	29 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1957. 1957 had 339 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 1957-08-02: 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 10	190
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2