Weather Records on 2 August 1976

1,098 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1976. Highest significance: Ostrov Uedinenija, RU.

Key Facts for 2 August 1976

On 2 August 1976, 1,098 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 700 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,068 daily.
Ostrov Uedinenija set an all-time record daily precipitation of 50.5 mm (2.0 in) on 2 August 1976.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,098 stations

1,098 station records on 2 August 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ostrov Uedinenija	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Campania (the Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nubeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Richmond (Brookbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnack Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Lowlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lindisfarne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fauquier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho (Bowsden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede (Whitemarsh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Mount Vernon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Snug Primary School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wellpinit	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Risdon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rozdilna	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury (Warringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kauffman 4 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galeana (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,098 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 334, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 366, Heaviest daily rainfall 280.

Records on 2 August 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	334
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	366
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 1,068.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

841 broken records

Margins by which the 841 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1976

Top 20 records on 2 August 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1976	Ostrov Uedinenija, RU	all-time rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1976	Campania (the Pines), AU	monthly rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1976	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1976	Nubeena, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1976	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1976	Richmond (Brookbank), AU	monthly rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1976	Bellerive (Fort Street), AU	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1976	Triabunna (3 Boyle Street), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1976	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1976	Sandford (Maydena), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1976	Apsley (Parki), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1976	Killora (Grasmere), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1976	Kingston, AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1976	Premaydena Hatchery, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1976	Tunnack Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1976	Richmond (Lowlands), AU	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1976	Lindisfarne, AU	monthly rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1976	Opossum Bay, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1976	Fauquier, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1976	Springfield, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	56 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1976. 1976 had 1,098 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	799
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1