Weather Records on 2 August 1973

635 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1973. Highest significance: Cap Madeleine, CA.

Key Facts for 2 August 1973

On 2 August 1973, 635 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 235 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 622 daily.
Cap Madeleine set a daily record precipitation of 39.1 mm (1.5 in) on 2 August 1973.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

635 stations

635 station records on 2 August 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Windham 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Palmito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bolshoe Goloustnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Matapedia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madawaska	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Schwalbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Velmo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Indep Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brandonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waneta	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nieves	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Papasquiaro (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tehachapi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winter Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stockbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

635 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 144, Heaviest daily rainfall 259.

Records on 2 August 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	144
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1973 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 622.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

469 broken records

Margins by which the 469 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1973

Top 20 records on 2 August 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1973	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1973	Causapscal, CA	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1973	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1973	Turners Falls, US	monthly rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1973	Eastman 1 W, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1973	Lambertville, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1973	Morgantown L&D, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1973	Harvey Station, CA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1973	Windham 3 E, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1973	Presa Parral, MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1973	Freeland, US	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1973	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1973	Doylestown, US	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1973	Gouldsboro, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1973	Runge, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1973	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1973	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1973	Grafton, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1973	El Palmito, MX	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1973	Flemington 5 NNW, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	44 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1973. 1973 had 635 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 1973-08-02: 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	412
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2