Weather Records on 2 July 1979

773 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1979. Highest significance: Bradford, US.

Key Facts for 2 July 1979

On 2 July 1979, 773 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 358 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 698 daily.
Bradford set a monthly record daily precipitation of 94.2 mm (3.7 in) on 2 July 1979.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

773 stations

773 station records on 2 July 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bradford	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Piloes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mikhailovka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Knin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zalma 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Falls Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Inga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dilke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
South Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Oros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cajazeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caraubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Park River	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Traipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saskylah	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pesqueira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Habary	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Junipine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barstow	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oni	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

773 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 200, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 158, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 2 July 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	200
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	158
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1979 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 69, daily 698.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

571 broken records

Margins by which the 571 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1979

Top 20 records on 2 July 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1979	Bradford, US	monthly rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1979	Second Valley (Poolamacca), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1979	Umari, BR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1979	Acude Piloes, BR	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1979	Mikhailovka, KZ	daily rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1979	Fredericktown, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1979	Antenor Navarro, BR	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1979	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1979	Knin, HR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1979	Zalma 4 E, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1979	Upham 3 N, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1979	Sape, BR	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1979	Franklin Falls Dam, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1979	Inga, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1979	Dilke, CA	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1979	Poset, RU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1979	N Creek 5 SE, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1979	Superior, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1979	South Danbury, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1979	Acude Oros, BR	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	43 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 773 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1979-07-02: 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	481
10 to 20	47
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	3