Weather Records on 2 August 1992

1,132 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1992. Highest significance: Aleppo, AU.

Key Facts for 2 August 1992

On 2 August 1992, 1,132 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
296 were record highs and 439 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,078 daily.
Aleppo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.6 mm (1.8 in) on 2 August 1992.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,132 stations

1,132 station records on 2 August 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aleppo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kumminin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bungulla North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Soljanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Achinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ujar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Balla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lake King	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Redmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nanyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Breakell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gabbin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Doodlakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kemchug	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Millston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pullagaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Friars Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carterville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kolba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bolgart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango East Forest 618	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koonadgin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ardath	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarko-Sale	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mouroubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quondong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mouhijarvi Selkee	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoj Uluj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tajshet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vergelegen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cunderdin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ygnattering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Noondie 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,132 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 296, Heaviest daily rainfall 397.

Records on 2 August 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	296
Heaviest daily rainfall	397
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1992 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 45, daily 1,078.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

906 broken records

Margins by which the 906 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1992

Top 20 records on 2 August 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1992	Aleppo, AU	monthly rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1992	Fort Hill, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1992	Kumminin, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1992	Bungulla North, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1992	Soljanka, RU	all-time rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1992	Achinsk, RU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1992	Ujar, RU	all-time rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	65 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1992	Balla, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1992	Lake King, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1992	Kalgan River, AU	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1992	Bulong, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1992	Grootvlei (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1992	King River, AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1992	Redmond, AU	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1992	Barrett Meadows, AU	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1992	Nanyanine, AU	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1992	Breakell, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1992	Kitlane, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1992	Fairfields, AU	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1992	Gabbin North, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	54 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1992. 1992 had 1,132 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 1992-08-02: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 August 1992
Margin	Records
0 to 10	779
10 to 20	90
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	4