Weather Records on 2 July 1978

1,173 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1978. Highest significance: Cape Riche, AU.

Key Facts for 2 July 1978

On 2 July 1978, 1,173 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
194 were record highs and 404 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,127 daily.
Cape Riche set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 2 July 1978.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,173 stations

1,173 station records on 2 July 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Longford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnij_Baskuncak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Foremost	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bluffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Urda	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tamazula de Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miamisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sandalwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescent Dam 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nadda (Zimmerman)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Suvla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahi Lower 1054	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parkton 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minnesota City Dam 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cingirlau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,173 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 251, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 575.

Records on 2 July 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	251
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	575
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 46, daily 1,127.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

978 broken records

Margins by which the 978 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1978

Top 20 records on 2 July 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1978	Cape Riche, AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	78 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1978	Paw Paw 2S, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1978	Warriup, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1978	Ongerup, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1978	Longford, AU	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1978	Morven Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1978	Perola Park, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1978	Jam Vale, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1978	New Harmony, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1978	Mount Morris, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1978	Verhnij_Baskuncak, RU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1978	Foremost, CA	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1978	Bluffs, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1978	Urda, KZ	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1978	Tamazula de Victoria, MX	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1978	Miamisburg, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1978	Sandalwood, AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1978	Angellala Downs Homestead, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1978	Alma, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1978	La Crescent Dam 7, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	45 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1978. 1978 had 1,173 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 1978-07-02: 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 10	799
10 to 20	113
20 to 30	32
30 to 40	23
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1