Weather Records on 2 August 2003

1,277 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 2003. Highest significance: Callahan, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 2003

On 2 August 2003, 1,277 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
757 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 104 monthly and 1,155 daily.
Callahan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.8 mm (2.5 in) on 2 August 2003.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

1,277 stations

1,277 station records on 2 August 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Callahan	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lovanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bluffton 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
East Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Artemivsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Groveland Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anqing	China	Record high maximum temperature	40.9 C (105.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuovddatmohkki	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dongtai	China	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vastantrask	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Curryville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford City 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnoshelye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Celina 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arellano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ukhta Kalevala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,277 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 322, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 435, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 308.

Records on 2 August 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	322
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	435
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 2003 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 104, daily 1,155.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,009 broken records

Margins by which the 1,009 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 2003

Top 20 records on 2 August 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 2003	Callahan, US	monthly rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2003	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	111 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2003	Kherson, UA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2003	Lovanger, SE	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2003	Keene, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	98 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2003	Decatur 1 N, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2003	Bolivar 1 NE, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2003	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2003	Falmouth, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	110 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2003	Gloversville, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2003	Bluffton 6N, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2003	Laketown, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2003	Chula Vista, US	all-time high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2003	Red Springs 1 SE, US	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2003	Moroni, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2003	Santo Domingo, MX	monthly low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2003	Coimbra, PT	all-time high min	26.5 C (79.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2003	Ozark, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2003	Angola, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2003	Fremont, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	45 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2003. 2003 had 1,277 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 2003-08-02: 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	888
10 to 20	75
20 to 30	28
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1