Weather Records on 2 August 1979

569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1979. Highest significance: Lampasas, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 1979

On 2 August 1979, 569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 542 daily.
Lampasas set a daily record precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 2 August 1979.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

569 stations

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

Weather records on 2 August 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hawkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Crossing	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ilcir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wolcott 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre_Svartla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Daingerfield 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edom	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosser	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherdsville 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canandaigua 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cresson	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dorset 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mondy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kipling 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Philadelphia 1 A	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ferris	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie L High Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal/St-Hubert A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trois Rivieres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karnack	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Block Island State AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

569 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 248.

Records on 2 August 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1979 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 22, daily 542.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1979

Top 20 records on 2 August 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1979	Lampasas, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1979	Hawkins, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1979	San Saba, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1979	Red Bluff Crossing, US	monthly rain	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1979	Lebanon, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1979	Ilcir, RU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1979	Wolcott 3 NW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1979	Dublin 2SE, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1979	Wills Pt, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1979	Ovre_Svartla, SE	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1979	Montpelier, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1979	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1979	Winchester Airport 3 E, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1979	Daingerfield 9 S, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1979	Edom, US	monthly rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1979	Rosser, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1979	Richmond, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1979	Snowflake, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1979	Shepherdsville 5NE, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1979	Canandaigua 3 S, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	41 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1979. 1979 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1979-08-02: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	364
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1