Weather Records on 2 August 2009

1,106 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 2009. Highest significance: Marseilles-Marignane, FR.

Key Facts for 2 August 2009

On 2 August 2009, 1,106 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
601 were record highs and 311 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 1,037 daily.
Marseilles-Marignane set a daily record precipitation of 54.8 mm (2.2 in) on 2 August 2009.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,106 stations

1,106 station records on 2 August 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sola/Vanua Lava Isl	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Horatio	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Takayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzalez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Omsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dierks	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Octoraro Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Agustin Metziquititlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tepelmeme de Morelos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlow 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Arenal	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Strausstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Himeji	Japan	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brewerton Lock 23	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ischim Amsg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monument 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galeana (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,106 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 327, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 274, Lowest daily minimum 170, Heaviest daily rainfall 194.

Records on 2 August 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	327
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	274
Lowest daily minimum	170
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 2009 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 66, daily 1,037.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

672 broken records

Margins by which the 672 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 2009

Top 20 records on 2 August 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 2009	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	79 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2009	Talladega, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	94 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2009	Balmorhea, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2009	Sola/Vanua Lava Isl, VU	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2009	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2009	Horatio, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2009	Hebbronville, US	monthly high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2009	Takayama, JP	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2009	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2009	Heppner, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	110 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2009	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2009	Elkins- Randolph Co AP, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2009	Gonzalez, MX	monthly low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2009	Omsk, RU	monthly rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2009	Dierks, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2009	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2009	Octoraro Lake, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2009	Marathon, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2009	Des Arc, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2009	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	75 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

1812 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2009. 2009 had 1,106 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 2009-08-02: 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 20	633
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1