Weather Records on 2 August 2014

813 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 2014. Highest significance: Redrock 1 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 2014

On 2 August 2014, 813 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
226 were record highs and 392 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 778 daily.
Redrock 1 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 2 August 2014.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

813 stations

813 station records on 2 August 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Aceituna Wtp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ada	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tokushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	212.6 mm (8.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Piestany	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ardtalnaig	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boizenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas 2 NW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aberporth	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
De Cocksdorps	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Gilead 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zeehan (West Coast Pioneers Mu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Munson Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nijmegen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Obdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzedeevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

813 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 318, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 195.

Records on 2 August 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	318
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 2014 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 32, daily 778.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

668 broken records

Margins by which the 668 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 2014

Top 20 records on 2 August 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 2014	Redrock 1 NNE, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2014	Aceituna Wtp, PR	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2014	Farmerville, US	monthly low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	103 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2014	Ada, SE	daily rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2014	Smithfield, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2014	Lake Providence, US	monthly low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	113 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2014	Wilson 3 SW, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2014	Tokushima, JP	daily rain	212.6 mm (8.4 in)	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2014	Piestany, SK	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2014	Ardtalnaig, GB	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2014	Boizenburg, DE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2014	Adjuntas 2 NW, PR	daily rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2014	Aberporth, GB	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2014	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2014	Lexington, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2014	Brackettville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2014	De Cocksdorps, NL	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2014	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2014	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2014	Armagh, GB	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	113 years	45 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2014. 2014 had 813 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 2014-08-02: 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 25	654
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1