Weather Records on 2 August 1977

569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1977. Highest significance: Boylston, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 1977

On 2 August 1977, 569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 541 daily.
Boylston set a daily record precipitation of 85.9 mm (3.4 in) on 2 August 1977.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

569 stations

569 station records on 2 August 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Onega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbardston	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Birobidzhan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lovozero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newfane	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chemult	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caliente	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks Farnham Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Marys College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Selemdza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

569 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 154.

Records on 2 August 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1977 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 21, daily 541.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1977

Top 20 records on 2 August 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1977	Boylston, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1977	Cherdyn', RU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1977	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1977	Sterling, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1977	New Salem, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1977	Onega, RU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1977	Hardwick, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1977	Hubbardston, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1977	Zamora, ES	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1977	Martin Dam, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1977	Ashland, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1977	Innsbruck, AT	daily low max	15.1 C (59.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1977	Chesterfield, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1977	Birobidzhan, RU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1977	Ware, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1977	Medford Intl AP, US	all-time high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1977	Auburn, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1977	Medford Exp STN, US	all-time high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1977	Rauland, NO	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1977	Bowman Dam, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	37 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1977. 1977 had 569 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 1977-08-02: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	374
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1