Weather Records on 2 August 1959

388 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1959. Highest significance: Schuyler, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 1959

On 2 August 1959, 388 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 377 daily.
Schuyler set an all-time record daily precipitation of 236.2 mm (9.3 in) on 2 August 1959.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

388 stations

388 station records on 2 August 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tierhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valod	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bhiwani	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Khargram	India	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dholpur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Groenkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blythe	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiirikoja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ichhawar	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colwana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

388 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 2 August 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 377.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1959

Top 20 records on 2 August 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1959	Schuyler, US	all-time rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	8 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1959	Fremont, US	daily rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1959	Putbus, DE	monthly rain	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	98 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1959	Elliot, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1959	Edithburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1959	Tierhoek, ZA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1959	Goldberg, DE	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1959	Stanton, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1959	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1959	Greifswald, DE	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1959	Uitenhage, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1959	Sibley, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1959	Ntsubane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1959	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1959	Madison, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1959	Saskatoon U of S, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1959	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1959	Culbertson, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1959	Valod, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1959	Bhiwani, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1959. 1959 had 388 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 20	285
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1