Weather Records on 2 August 1993

954 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1993. Highest significance: Crescent City, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 1993

On 2 August 1993, 954 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
487 were record highs and 266 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 894 daily.
Crescent City set a daily record high minimum temperature of 27.2 C (81.0 F) on 2 August 1993.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

954 stations

954 station records on 2 August 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crescent City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caltepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Efimovskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlestown 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	294.9 mm (11.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgan	Mongolia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Creek (Rocky Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adobe Rch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shanghai/Hongqiao	China	Record daily precipitation	98.9 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Myrtleford (Ovens Research Sta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shimonoseki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.3 C (118.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gassaway	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Research Station (Main	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tulia	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zoh Laguna	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Pucuato	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowbells	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Selby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Linden	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bolshoj Ushkanij Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rubcovsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kassler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

954 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 253, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 234, Lowest daily minimum 152, Heaviest daily rainfall 201.

Records on 2 August 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	253
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	234
Lowest daily minimum	152
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1993 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 51, daily 894.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

646 broken records

Margins by which the 646 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1993

Top 20 records on 2 August 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1993	Crescent City, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1993	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1993	Big Springs, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1993	Gila Hot Springs, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1993	Imperial, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1993	Caltepec, MX	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1993	Efimovskaja, RU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1993	Charlestown 5 NNW, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1993	Phitsanulok/Sarit, TH	all-time rain	294.9 mm (11.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1993	Eagle Mtn, US	all-time high min	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1993	Federal Pt, US	monthly high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1993	Bulgan, MN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1993	Falls Creek (Rocky Valley), AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1993	Salem, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1993	Ocampo, MX	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1993	Natchez, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1993	Adobe Rch, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1993	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1993	Covington 3 SW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1993	Parker, US	daily high max	47.8 C (118.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	39 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1993. 1993 had 954 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 10	589
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1