Weather Records on 2 July 1983

904 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1983. Highest significance: Washburn, US.

Key Facts for 2 July 1983

On 2 July 1983, 904 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
318 were record highs and 237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 827 daily.
Washburn set a daily record precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 2 July 1983.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

904 stations

904 station records on 2 July 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Carnasaw Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chipinge	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uybat	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prilep	Macedonia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Horatio	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ojuelos de Jalisco (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bethpage 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Dunes	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bukoba	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Okay	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gasquet Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Togul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sage 4 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sibbald	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

904 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 225, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 348, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 July 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	225
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	348
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 July 1983 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 70, daily 827.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

689 broken records

Margins by which the 689 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1983

Top 20 records on 2 July 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1983	Washburn, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	81 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1983	Dequeen, US	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1983	Carnasaw Twr, US	monthly rain	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1983	Webster City, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1983	Belle Plaine, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1983	Biggar, CA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1983	Aurora Water, US	monthly rain	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1983	Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno, TJ	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1983	Chipinge, ZW	monthly rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1983	Turtle Lake, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1983	Cove, US	daily rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1983	Davidson, CA	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1983	Uybat, RU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1983	Trawalla, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1983	Buckland (Brockley), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1983	Prilep, MK	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1983	Warsaw, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1983	Triabunna (3 Boyle Street), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1983	Levendale, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1983	Horatio, US	monthly rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	48 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 904 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 1983-07-02: 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 20	637
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1