Weather Records on 2 August 1980

822 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1980. Highest significance: Den Helder-1, NL.

Key Facts for 2 August 1980

On 2 August 1980, 822 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
565 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 772 daily.
Den Helder-1 set a daily record precipitation of 65.1 mm (2.6 in) on 2 August 1980.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

822 stations

822 station records on 2 August 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Long Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Evap	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kalacinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Modena	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bernalillo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dennison Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Panindicuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minneota	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuoy-Khaya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vesta	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whalen Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

822 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 306, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 259, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 171.

Records on 2 August 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	306
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	259
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1980 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 45, daily 772.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

590 broken records

Margins by which the 590 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1980

Top 20 records on 2 August 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1980	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1980	Long Point, CA	monthly rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1980	Sion, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1980	Jefferson City Evap, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1980	Canby, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1980	Warren 3 S, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1980	Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1980	Kalacinsk, RU	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1980	Grootfontein, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1980	Ranfurly, CA	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1980	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	18.4 C (65.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1980	Modena, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1980	Bernalillo, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1980	Suchiate, MX	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1980	Springfield 1 NW, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1980	Elk, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1980	Dennison Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1980	Lares, PR	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1980	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1980	Eaton Rapids, US	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	39 years	35 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1980. 1980 had 822 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 1980-08-02: 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 10	526
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1