Weather Records on 2 July 2010

1,262 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 2010. Highest significance: Houston William P Hobby AP, US.

Key Facts for 2 July 2010

On 2 July 2010, 1,262 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
650 were record highs and 369 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 1,174 daily.
Houston William P Hobby AP set a daily record precipitation of 126.2 mm (5.0 in) on 2 July 2010.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,262 stations

1,262 station records on 2 July 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Palo Blanco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charcas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tarimoro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Erbogacen	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plan de Ayala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Las Presas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Richmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenthompson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Duquesa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna Seca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Villaldama	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Banamichi	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Lagunita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harper 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hannover	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Arroyos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Yucuhiti (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cienega de Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houston N Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gourdon	France	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Loma Fina	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atakpane	Togo	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopelchen	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Cardoncita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,262 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 256, Highest daily minimum 471, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 243.

Records on 2 July 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	256
Highest daily minimum	471
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 2010 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 72, daily 1,174.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

921 broken records

Margins by which the 921 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 2010

Top 20 records on 2 July 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 2010	Houston William P Hobby AP, US	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2010	Nelson, AU	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	114 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2010	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2010	Palo Blanco, MX	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2010	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2010	Charcas (Smn), MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2010	Tarimoro, MX	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2010	Erbogacen, RU	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2010	Plan de Ayala, MX	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2010	Dalatangi, IS	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2010	Las Presas, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2010	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2010	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	114 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2010	Rio Grande (Smn), MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2010	De Bilt, NL	monthly high min	20.5 C (68.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2010	Encinal, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2010	Mount Richmond, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2010	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily high max	32.1 C (89.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2010	Mansfield 4 NW, US	daily low max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2010	Thermopolis, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	84 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

1793 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2010. 2010 had 1,262 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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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	806
10 to 20	59
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1