Weather Records on 2 August 1998

1,183 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1998. Highest significance: Wakeeney, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 1998

On 2 August 1998, 1,183 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
717 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 22 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 1,090 daily.
Wakeeney set a daily record precipitation of 102.1 mm (4.0 in) on 2 August 1998.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,183 stations

1,183 station records on 2 August 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Strehlen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown 11 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Polebridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chongqing	China	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes 10 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tultenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valenca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Totatiche	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shreveport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,183 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 379, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 338, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 220.

Records on 2 August 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	379
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	338
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1998 by timescale: all-time 22, monthly 71, daily 1,090.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

835 broken records

Margins by which the 835 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1998

Top 20 records on 2 August 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1998	Wakeeney, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1998	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	109 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1998	Sharon Springs, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1998	Ellendale, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1998	Noreena Downs, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1998	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1998	Hillside Station, AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1998	Dresden-Strehlen, DE	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1998	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1998	Lewistown 11 SSE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1998	Polebridge, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1998	Plain Dealing, US	daily high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1998	Chongqing, CN	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1998	Ai-Petri, UA	all-time high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1998	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily high max	28.4 C (83.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1998	Odesa, UA	all-time high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1998	Nikolaev, UA	all-time high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1998	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1998	Pollock, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1998	Bangalore, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	46 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1998. 1998 had 1,183 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1998-08-02: 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	747
10 to 20	49
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1