Weather Records on 2 July 2016

584 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 2016. Highest significance: Wichita, US.

Key Facts for 2 July 2016

On 2 July 2016, 584 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
227 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 569 daily.
Wichita set a monthly record daily precipitation of 145.3 mm (5.7 in) on 2 July 2016.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

584 stations

584 station records on 2 July 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Nagpur Sonegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	361.4 mm (14.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Burdett 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe Johnson Co Ind AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kirovskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pilvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore 8NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vikulovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bahraich	India	Record daily precipitation	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka Forbes Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anqing	China	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefont 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Picayune	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burwell 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hularin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kanazawa	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goessel 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leksvik - Myran	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Thomas 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Offerle 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cortez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tsuruga	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alvsbyn_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McNary 2N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rural Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

584 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 209.

Records on 2 July 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 569.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 297.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 2016

Top 20 records on 2 July 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 2016	Wichita, US	monthly rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2016	Nagpur Sonegaon, IN	daily rain	361.4 mm (14.2 in)	297.4 mm (11.7 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2016	Harrison, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2016	Dodge City, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2016	Narva, EE	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2016	Burdett 3S, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2016	Cimarron, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2016	Ulysses 3NE, US	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	101 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2016	Greensburg, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2016	Olathe Johnson Co Ind AP, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2016	Kirovskij, RU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2016	Pilvo, RU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2016	Hartington, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2016	Montrose #2, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2016	Ericson 8 WNW, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	113 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2016	Wuhan, CN	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2016	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2016	Versailles, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2016	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	105 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2016	Rockville, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	112 years	47 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2016. 2016 had 584 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2016-07-02: 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 2026-10-17 (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 50	464
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1