Weather Records on 2 July 2008

808 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 2008. Highest significance: Hersdorf-Weissenseifen, DE.

Key Facts for 2 July 2008

On 2 July 2008, 808 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 349 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 764 daily.
Hersdorf-Weissenseifen set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 2 July 2008.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

808 stations

808 station records on 2 July 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hersdorf-Weissenseifen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grand Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kunming	China	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burgess Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Ignacio Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Sabana	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maaninka Halola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vierema Kaarakkala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mauriceton (Jordan River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mikkeli Pitkahiekka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Noorbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Bergstrom Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tantizohuiche	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Willow Run AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandersville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prosser	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Express AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ceballos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coweeta Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Douglas AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Brockman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anjalankoski Sippola Hirvela	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miri	Malaysia	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrnava Temmes	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

808 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 241, Heaviest daily rainfall 185.

Records on 2 July 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	241
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 2008 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 40, daily 764.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

594 broken records

Margins by which the 594 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 2008

Top 20 records on 2 July 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 2008	Hersdorf-Weissenseifen, DE	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2008	Creston, US	all-time rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2008	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2008	Port Townsend, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2008	Eagle, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2008	Grand Rapids, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2008	Minusinsk, RU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2008	Kunming, CN	monthly rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2008	Fairfield, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2008	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2008	Manuel Avila Camacho, MX	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2008	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2008	Burgess Junction, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2008	Talbotton, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2008	Saltville 1N, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2008	Kansas City Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2008	Greenville, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2008	Colonia Ignacio Zaragoza, MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2008	La Sabana, MX	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2008	D'Lo 2 SW, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	53 years	43 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

1793 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 808 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1807	1
1811	1
1816	2
1825	1
1826	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1856	1
1860	1
1863	1
1871	3
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1898	2
1899	5
1900	4
1901	12
1902	7
1903	9
1904	11
1905	30
1906	14
1907	26
1908	12
1909	34
1910	50
1911	32
1912	100
1913	19
1914	69
1915	33
1916	26
1917	22
1918	45
1919	38
1920	208
1921	234
1922	59
1923	223
1924	394
1925	112
1926	108
1927	183
1928	75
1929	162
1930	263
1931	526
1932	283
1933	500
1934	315
1935	252
1936	641
1937	434
1938	399
1939	191
1940	436
1941	535
1942	643
1943	359
1944	428
1945	425
1946	321
1947	313
1948	283
1949	372
1950	312
1951	309
1952	391
1953	553
1954	567
1955	633
1956	520
1957	1,058
1958	344
1959	386
1960	547
1961	343
1962	402
1963	666
1964	445
1965	440
1966	889
1967	610
1968	887
1969	468
1970	667
1971	334
1972	660
1973	628
1974	577
1975	605
1976	718
1977	450
1978	1,173
1979	773
1980	1,191
1981	770
1982	1,017
1983	904
1984	632
1985	756
1986	1,423
1987	791
1988	1,445
1989	962
1990	1,350
1991	1,123
1992	1,702
1993	641
1994	901
1995	1,110
1996	728
1997	1,101
1998	984
1999	1,066
2000	583
2001	1,240
2002	1,228
2003	1,111
2004	639
2005	648
2006	775
2007	932
2008	808
2009	1,083
2010	1,262
2011	1,066
2012	1,072
2013	1,471
2014	580
2015	1,096
2016	584
2017	504
2018	858
2019	401
2020	500
2021	861
2022	893
2023	559
2024	578
2025	1,293
2026	1,174

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Data for records on 2008-07-02: 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 20	572
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1