Weather Records on 2 August 1971

1,048 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1971. Highest significance: Towson, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 1971

On 2 August 1971, 1,048 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 585 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,022 daily.
Towson set a daily record precipitation of 190.2 mm (7.5 in) on 2 August 1971.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,048 stations

1,048 station records on 2 August 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Towson	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jardim de Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Throckmorton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,048 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 275, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 310, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 August 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	275
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	310
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 August 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 1,022.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

813 broken records

Margins by which the 813 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1971

Top 20 records on 2 August 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1971	Towson, US	daily rain	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1971	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1971	Haskell, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1971	Hondo, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1971	Uvalde, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1971	Graham, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1971	Steinkopf (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1971	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1971	Phillipsburg, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1971	Georgetown, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1971	Nixon, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1971	Williamsport, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1971	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1971	Brownwood 2NE, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1971	Bulverde, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1971	Marlin, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1971	Bonney Downs, AU	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1971	Moorefield 1 SSE, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1971	Canoe Brook, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1971	Blanco, US	daily low max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	73 years	42 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1971. 1971 had 1,048 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 1971-08-02: 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 100	811
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1