Weather Records on 2 August 1962

396 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1962. Highest significance: Partapganj, IN.

Key Facts for 2 August 1962

On 2 August 1962, 396 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 155 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 390 daily.
Partapganj set a daily record precipitation of 118.0 mm (4.6 in) on 2 August 1962.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

396 stations

396 station records on 2 August 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Partapganj	India	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Limoeiro de Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madhuban	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kyra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosthern	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biswan	India	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponca City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yadki	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sursand	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Silver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Darauli	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

396 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 176.

Records on 2 August 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 390.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

304 broken records

Margins by which the 304 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1962

Top 20 records on 2 August 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1962	Partapganj, IN	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1962	Arthur City, US	monthly rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1962	Honey Grove, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1962	Limoeiro de Anadia, BR	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1962	Cape St James, CA	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1962	Cinclare, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1962	Winner, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1962	Madhuban, IN	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1962	Clarksville 2NE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1962	Haskell, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1962	McKinney Muni AP, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1962	Kyra, RU	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1962	Rosetown Cda Epf, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1962	Rosthern, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1962	Mongpoo, IN	daily rain	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1962	Pearl, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1962	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1962	Houston, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1962	Idabel, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1962	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1962. 1962 had 396 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 1962-08-02: 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	271
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1