Weather Records on 2 August 1960

637 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1960. Highest significance: Moree Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 August 1960

On 2 August 1960, 637 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 624 daily.
Moree Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 46.7 mm (1.8 in) on 2 August 1960.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

637 stations

637 station records on 2 August 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbadah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Irvingdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pallamallawa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Neranghi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garrah (Wirringulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Limbri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garotha	India	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrowah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pikedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Majgahan Hansraj	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Rangers Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lancewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Souris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loxton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Giligulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yelarbon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Topper State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whetstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Totara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

637 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 480.

Records on 2 August 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	480
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 624.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

559 broken records

Margins by which the 559 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1960

Top 20 records on 2 August 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1960	Moree Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1960	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1960	Cobbadah Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1960	Barraba Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1960	Dunlop, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1960	Bendemeer (Caroline St), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1960	Tingha Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1960	Coleman, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1960	Granville, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1960	Sapphire (Argyle), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1960	Irvingdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1960	Pallamallawa Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1960	Emmaville Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1960	Western Creek, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1960	Barraba (Neranghi), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1960	Boggabri (Kanownda), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1960	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1960	Beau Maison, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1960	Yetman (Warialda Street), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1960	Garrah (Wirringulla), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1960. 1960 had 637 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1960-08-02: 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	501
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1