Weather Records on 2 July 1974

577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1974. Highest significance: Bruthen (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 2 July 1974

On 2 July 1974, 577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
241 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 565 daily.
Bruthen (Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 71.4 mm (2.8 in) on 2 July 1974.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

577 stations

577 station records on 2 July 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olonec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Y Lightning Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Denison (Wandocka State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tecamachalco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huamantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Livny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amado	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dwaleni	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ivdel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Verebye (Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smolensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dutson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Borovici	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

577 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 July 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 July 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 565.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records

Margins by which the 446 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1974

Top 20 records on 2 July 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1974	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1974	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1974	Buchan, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1974	Nowa Nowa (Wairewa), AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1974	Olonec, RU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1974	Y Lightning Rch, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1974	Denison (Wandocka State School, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1974	Nicholson (Yendalock), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1974	East Sale Airport, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1974	Valencia Creek, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1974	Grand Marais, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1974	Svirica, RU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1974	Belgorod, RU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1974	Seaspray (Burong), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1974	Tecamachalco, MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1974	Huamantla, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1974	Livny, RU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1974	Newcastle, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1974	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1974	Amado, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 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

1793 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 577 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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Data for records on 1974-07-02: 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	444
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2