Weather Records on 2 August 1989

1,087 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1989. Highest significance: Vasilevici, BY.

Key Facts for 2 August 1989

On 2 August 1989, 1,087 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
390 were record highs and 474 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 1,018 daily.
Vasilevici set a daily record precipitation of 47.9 mm (1.9 in) on 2 August 1989.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,087 stations

1,087 station records on 2 August 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Viljandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zhytomyr	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Armeria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mozyr	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bobruisk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Volshskiy Gmo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Strawn 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dzhambejty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Samaria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alpharetta 4 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Polotsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,087 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 354, Highest daily minimum 271, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 August 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	354
Highest daily minimum	271
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 August 1989 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 58, daily 1,018.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

875 broken records

Margins by which the 875 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 169.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1989

Top 20 records on 2 August 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1989	Vasilevici, BY	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1989	Uman, UA	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1989	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	150.7 mm (5.9 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1989	Thompsons 3 WSW, US	monthly rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1989	Hewitt, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1989	Tilden 4 SSE, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1989	Brenham, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1989	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1989	Viljandi, EE	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1989	Alvin, US	monthly rain	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1989	Zhytomyr, UA	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1989	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1989	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1989	Jarrell, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1989	Bergland Dam, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1989	Armeria, MX	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1989	Mozyr, BY	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1989	Bobruisk, BY	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1989	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low max	13.8 C (56.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1989	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	30 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1989. 1989 had 1,087 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 25	837
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2