Weather Records on 2 August 2008

888 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 2008. Highest significance: Morgan Mill, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 2008

On 2 August 2008, 888 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
497 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 836 daily.
Morgan Mill set a daily record precipitation of 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 2 August 2008.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

888 stations

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

Weather records on 2 August 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morgan Mill	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hallstaberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Preobrazhenie	Russia	Record daily precipitation	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Surnadal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Savage Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nexpa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halsafjord II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eresfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nanjing	China	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vozega	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bengbu	China	Record daily precipitation	119.3 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jolalpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flint 7W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Finca A. Prusia	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tepeji del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mirboo North Water Board	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiirikoja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Tlapacoyan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Medvezegorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trangslet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

888 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 270, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 207.

Records on 2 August 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	270
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 49, daily 836.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

609 broken records

Margins by which the 609 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 2008

Top 20 records on 2 August 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 2008	Morgan Mill, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2008	Hallstaberg, SE	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2008	Porthill, US	monthly low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2008	Escanaba, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	126 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2008	Danevang 1 W, US	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2008	Ft Kent, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2008	Preobrazhenie, RU	daily rain	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2008	Todos Santos (Dge), MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2008	Surnadal, NO	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2008	Ternej, RU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2008	Savage Rvr Dam, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2008	Bridgeport, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2008	Nexpa, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2008	Halsafjord II, NO	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2008	Bajramaly, TM	monthly high min	29.9 C (85.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2008	Casa Grande, US	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2008	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2008	Waterdale, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2008	Escalante, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2008	Eresfjord, NO	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	42 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2008. 2008 had 888 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 20	580
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1