Weather Records on 2 August 1984

595 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1984. Highest significance: Ft Yates 4 SW, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 1984

On 2 August 1984, 595 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 562 daily.
Ft Yates 4 SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 2 August 1984.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

595 stations

595 station records on 2 August 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Unalakleet Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aracaiba (Capoeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland 3 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alum Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frisco City 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bouake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bar 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelaceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pogibi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zverinogolovskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hardin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pedra Bela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

595 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 227.

Records on 2 August 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1984 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 31, daily 562.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

443 broken records

Margins by which the 443 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1984

Top 20 records on 2 August 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1984	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	75 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1984	Anniston Metro AP, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	80 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1984	Lemmon, US	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1984	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1984	Woogenellup, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1984	Evergreen, US	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1984	Unalakleet Fld, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1984	Aracaiba (Capoeiras), BR	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1984	Fairhope 2 NE, US	monthly rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1984	Yellanup, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1984	Robertsdale, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1984	Deadwood, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1984	Sulak, RU	monthly rain	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1984	Ekalaka, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1984	Ukiah, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1984	Palizada, MX	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1984	Brewton 3 SSE, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1984	Thurlow Dam, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1984	Mason City, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1984	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	monthly low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	44 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1984. 1984 had 595 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 1984-08-02: 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	361
10 to 20	47
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2