Weather Records on 2 August 1966

462 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1966. Highest significance: Lordsburg 4 SE, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 1966

On 2 August 1966, 462 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 447 daily.
Lordsburg 4 SE set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 2 August 1966.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

462 stations

462 station records on 2 August 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nadhai	India	Record daily precipitation	320.8 mm (12.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Progresso	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplyne	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ogoron	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Agar	India	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amber	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pjatigorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

462 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 194.

Records on 2 August 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1966 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 11, daily 447.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

363 broken records

Margins by which the 363 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1966

Top 20 records on 2 August 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1966	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1966	Nadhai, IN	all-time rain	320.8 mm (12.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1966	Springer, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1966	Westcliffe, US	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1966	Houston, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1966	Progresso, US	all-time rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1966	Taos, US	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1966	Vysnij Volocek, RU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1966	Mountainair, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1966	Corona, US	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1966	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1966	Chaplyne, UA	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1966	Red Rvr, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1966	Talkeetna AP, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1966	Sveg, SE	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1966	Santa Fe, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1966	Pryor, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1966	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1966	Petropavlovsk, KZ	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1966	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	41 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1966. 1966 had 462 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 1966-08-02: 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 10	288
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	2