Weather Records on 2 August 1958

360 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1958. Highest significance: Talent, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 1958

On 2 August 1958, 360 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 344 daily.
Talent set a monthly record daily precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 2 August 1958.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

360 stations

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

Weather records on 2 August 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Talent	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Salvisa Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kailiili 436	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Punahana	India	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Turnpike	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quay 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carlyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dharamjaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Modoc Orchard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

360 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 180.

Records on 2 August 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 344.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

280 broken records

Margins by which the 280 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1958

Top 20 records on 2 August 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1958	Talent, US	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1958	Kualapuu 534, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1958	Tibooburra (Onepah), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1958	Salvisa Lock 6, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1958	Brownsville Lock 6, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1958	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1958	Kokpekty, KZ	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1958	Fitzgerald, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1958	Orebro, SE	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1958	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1958	Muloorina Station (Muloorina H, AU	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1958	Kailiili 436, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1958	Mahinahina 466, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1958	Haleakala Rch 432, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1958	Calico Rock 2 WSW, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1958	Kaanapali AP 453.1, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1958	Harrison, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1958	Rison, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1958	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1958	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	38.0 C (100.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	60 years	35 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1958. 1958 had 360 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	204
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2