Weather Records on 2 July 2012

1,072 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 2012. Highest significance: Wallaroo, AU.

Key Facts for 2 July 2012

On 2 July 2012, 1,072 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
807 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 23 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,007 daily.
Wallaroo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.0 mm (2.7 in) on 2 July 2012.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,072 stations

1,072 station records on 2 July 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Andoya	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alsvag I Versteralen II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mediterranee	France	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macarthur (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kangos	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vichy Rolla Natl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,072 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 536, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 271, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 132.

Records on 2 July 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	536
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	271
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 2012 by timescale: all-time 23, monthly 42, daily 1,007.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

815 broken records

Margins by which the 815 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 2012

Top 20 records on 2 July 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 2012	Wallaroo, AU	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	95 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 July 2012	Portland, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2012	Montrose, AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2012	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	all-time high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2012	Canelo 1 NW, US	monthly low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2012	Asheville, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	134 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2012	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	all-time high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2012	Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir), AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	122 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2012	Portarlington, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2012	Coleraine Hospital, AU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2012	Andoya, NO	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2012	Alsvag I Versteralen II, NO	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2012	Steigen, NO	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2012	W Liberty 3NW, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2012	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2012	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily high min	16.3 C (61.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	102 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2012	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily high min	16.5 C (61.7 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	102 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2012	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2012	Hardy, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	112 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2012	Clemson UNIV, US	all-time high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	49 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2012. 2012 had 1,072 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 2012-07-02: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	768
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1