Weather Records on 2 August 1968

445 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1968. Highest significance: Kunzelsau, DE.

Key Facts for 2 August 1968

On 2 August 1968, 445 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 441 daily.
Kunzelsau set a daily record precipitation of 68.3 mm (2.7 in) on 2 August 1968.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

445 stations

445 station records on 2 August 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bolnisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Udaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gangapur Sahara	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Khalilabad	India	Record daily precipitation	182.8 mm (7.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hindoli	India	Record daily precipitation	184.1 mm (7.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sheoganj	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Songadh	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kherwara	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biaora(Biaera)	India	Record daily precipitation	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt/Aisch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jiwanpur Sagri	India	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rodeo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tashir	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dungarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shelburne Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
York Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manohar Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gorjacinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Krumbach-Edenhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lovozero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

445 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 219.

Records on 2 August 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 441.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 143.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1968

Top 20 records on 2 August 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1968	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1968	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1968	Ohringen, DE	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1968	Creston, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1968	Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim, DE	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1968	Bolnisi, GE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1968	Weston, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1968	Udaipur, IN	daily rain	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1968	Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda, DE	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1968	Gangapur Sahara, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1968	Khalilabad, IN	daily rain	182.8 mm (7.2 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1968	Trinidad, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1968	Hindoli, IN	daily rain	184.1 mm (7.2 in)	143.7 mm (5.7 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1968	Sheoganj, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1968	Songadh, IN	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1968	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1968	Kherwara, IN	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1968	Corinth 5 WSW, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1968	Dillenburg, DE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1968	Biaora(Biaera), IN	daily rain	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	39 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1968. 1968 had 445 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	338
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1