Weather Records on 2 July 1971

334 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1971. Highest significance: Berlin, US.

Key Facts for 2 July 1971

On 2 July 1971, 334 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 315 daily.
Berlin set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.9 mm (2.8 in) on 2 July 1971.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

334 stations

334 station records on 2 July 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Qacha's Nek	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Groothoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Obluce	Russia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mococa C4-018	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Searsburg STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Graca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Langebaan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
York Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke City	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Samtredia	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Box Butte Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corner Brook	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
West Stewartstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jasper	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laurier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lubny	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	353.1 cm (139.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lake	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Urmi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zhytomyr	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Smoky Falls	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

334 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 July 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 July 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 315.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1971

Top 20 records on 2 July 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1971	Berlin, US	monthly rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1971	Qacha's Nek, LS	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1971	El Paso Intl AP, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1971	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1971	Groothoek, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1971	De Ruyter 4 N, US	all-time rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1971	Obluce, RU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1971	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1971	Eastport, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1971	Mococa C4-018, BR	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1971	Searsburg STN, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1971	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1971	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1971	Mellette 4 W, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1971	Graca, BR	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1971	Pasamonte, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1971	Grapeview 3 SW, US	monthly low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1971	Santo Antonio, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1971	Kamloops, CA	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1971	Sion, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 334 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1807	1
1811	1
1816	2
1825	1
1826	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1856	1
1860	1
1863	1
1871	3
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1898	2
1899	5
1900	4
1901	12
1902	7
1903	9
1904	11
1905	30
1906	14
1907	26
1908	12
1909	34
1910	50
1911	32
1912	100
1913	19
1914	69
1915	33
1916	26
1917	22
1918	45
1919	38
1920	208
1921	234
1922	59
1923	223
1924	394
1925	112
1926	108
1927	183
1928	75
1929	162
1930	263
1931	526
1932	283
1933	500
1934	315
1935	252
1936	641
1937	434
1938	399
1939	191
1940	436
1941	535
1942	643
1943	359
1944	428
1945	425
1946	321
1947	313
1948	283
1949	372
1950	312
1951	309
1952	391
1953	553
1954	567
1955	633
1956	520
1957	1,058
1958	344
1959	386
1960	547
1961	343
1962	402
1963	666
1964	445
1965	440
1966	889
1967	610
1968	887
1969	468
1970	667
1971	334
1972	660
1973	628
1974	577
1975	605
1976	718
1977	450
1978	1,173
1979	773
1980	1,191
1981	770
1982	1,017
1983	904
1984	632
1985	756
1986	1,423
1987	791
1988	1,445
1989	962
1990	1,350
1991	1,123
1992	1,702
1993	641
1994	901
1995	1,110
1996	728
1997	1,101
1998	984
1999	1,066
2000	583
2001	1,240
2002	1,228
2003	1,111
2004	639
2005	648
2006	775
2007	932
2008	808
2009	1,083
2010	1,262
2011	1,066
2012	1,072
2013	1,471
2014	580
2015	1,096
2016	584
2017	504
2018	858
2019	401
2020	500
2021	861
2022	893
2023	559
2024	578
2025	1,293
2026	1,174

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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 50	273
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1