Weather Records on 2 August 2000

920 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 2000. Highest significance: Canyon Dam, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 2000

On 2 August 2000, 920 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
523 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 841 daily.
Canyon Dam set an all-time record high minimum temperature of 22.2 C (72.0 F) on 2 August 2000.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

920 stations

920 station records on 2 August 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	64 of 100 (Major)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alingsas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ezumazijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Castanhao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Konstantinovskii	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cristais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zonguldak	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valga	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tvingelshed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coffeeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Abelardo L. Rodriguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ramsjoholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coyuquilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heber (Black Mesa) Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Las Alazanas (Smn	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zapopan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Birzai	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Raudal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Leopoldina (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guaquitepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Cabaa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

920 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 289, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 234, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 215.

Records on 2 August 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	289
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	234
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 2000 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 64, daily 841.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

666 broken records

Margins by which the 666 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 2000

Top 20 records on 2 August 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 2000	Canyon Dam, US	all-time high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	78 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2000	New London Lock #22, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2000	San Pedro del Gallo (Smn), MX	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2000	Alingsas_D, SE	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2000	Bau, BR	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2000	Ezumazijl, NL	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2000	Waterloo, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2000	Castanhao, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2000	Mys Konstantinovskii, RU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2000	Lowville, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2000	Cristais, BR	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2000	Bangalore, IN	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2000	Zonguldak, TR	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2000	Valga, EE	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2000	Tvingelshed, SE	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2000	Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge), MX	monthly low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2000	Reserve, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2000	Ferron, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2000	Dumas, US	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2000	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	91 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2000. 2000 had 920 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 2000-08-02: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	593
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1