Weather Records on 2 August 2010

1,315 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 2010. Highest significance: Derrinallum (Craigmore), AU.

Key Facts for 2 August 2010

On 2 August 2010, 1,315 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
784 were record highs and 261 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 46 were all-time records, 89 monthly and 1,180 daily.
Derrinallum (Craigmore) set a daily record precipitation of 37.4 mm (1.5 in) on 2 August 2010.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

1,315 stations

1,315 station records on 2 August 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aranyaprathet	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moorooduc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wurzburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jalasjarvi Hirvijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tribsees	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Opaeula 870	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balgo Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Tyers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miltenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lubny	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bugulma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Samara	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	39.1 C (102.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thredbo Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ilirnej	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapul	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big River Lakes	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Oder	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brjansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk Karl Stefan Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rollbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iida	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,315 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 359, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 425, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 270.

Records on 2 August 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	359
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	425
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	270
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 2010 by timescale: all-time 46, monthly 89, daily 1,180.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

980 broken records

Margins by which the 980 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 2010

Top 20 records on 2 August 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 2010	Derrinallum (Craigmore), AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2010	Lismore (Post Office), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2010	Kolora (Wooriwyrite), AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2010	Oakdale, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	112 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2010	Trafalgar Toseland Road, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2010	Werris Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	118 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2010	Aranyaprathet, TH	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2010	Moorooduc, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2010	Cobden (Post Office), AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2010	Wurzburg, DE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2010	McNary 2N, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2010	Binalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2010	Ironwood, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2010	Jalasjarvi Hirvijarvi, FI	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2010	Silverton, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2010	Derrinallum (Post Office), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2010	Ola, RU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2010	W Pt, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2010	Tribsees, DE	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2010	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	93 years	48 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2010. 2010 had 1,315 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 August 2010
Margin	Records
0 to 10	899
10 to 20	60
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2