Weather Records on 2 July 1958

344 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1958. Highest significance: Audubon, US.

Key Facts for 2 July 1958

On 2 July 1958, 344 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 328 daily.
Audubon set an all-time record daily precipitation of 318.3 mm (12.5 in) on 2 July 1958.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

344 stations

344 station records on 2 July 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	318.3 mm (12.5 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mangalgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chodavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Landscape Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chinaganjam	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barsi	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Van Meter	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guarabira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

344 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 198.

Records on 2 July 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1958 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 328.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

271 broken records

Margins by which the 271 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 159.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1958

Top 20 records on 2 July 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1958	Audubon, US	all-time rain	318.3 mm (12.5 in)	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	62 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 July 1958	Albia 3 NNE, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1958	Bapatla, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1958	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1958	La Delle 7 NE, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1958	Mangalgiri, IN	monthly rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1958	Leeuwarden_1, NL	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1958	Pella 1S, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1958	Perry, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1958	Red Oak, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1958	Fort Dearborn, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1958	Harlan, US	all-time rain	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1958	Walthill 1E, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1958	Chodavaram, IN	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1958	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1958	Guthrie Ctr, US	all-time rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1958	Winterset 4N, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1958	Cumberland, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1958	Jefferson, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1958	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	47 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1958. 1958 had 344 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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Data for records on 1958-07-02: 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	223
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1