Weather Records on 2 August 1981

679 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1981. Highest significance: Prairie du Chien, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 1981

On 2 August 1981, 679 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 665 daily.
Prairie du Chien set a daily record precipitation of 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 2 August 1981.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

679 stations

679 station records on 2 August 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Changde	China	Record daily precipitation	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sugozero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harbin	China	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Boy	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nambi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tezontepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lipeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

679 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 271.

Records on 2 August 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1981 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 9, daily 665.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1981

Top 20 records on 2 August 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1981	Prairie du Chien, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1981	Fayette, US	all-time rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1981	Atwood, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1981	Elephant Butte Dam, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1981	Changde, CN	daily rain	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1981	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1981	Sugozero, RU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1981	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1981	Experiment, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1981	Cuthbert, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1981	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1981	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1981	Plant City, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1981	Creighton, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1981	Greeley, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1981	Harbin, CN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1981	Greenfield, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1981	Rocky Boy, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1981	Nambi, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1981	Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang, DE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	42 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1981. 1981 had 679 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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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	491
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1