Weather Records on 2 August 2016

608 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 2016. Highest significance: Jerilderie Treatment Works, AU.

Key Facts for 2 August 2016

On 2 August 2016, 608 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 577 daily.
Jerilderie Treatment Works set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 2 August 2016.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

608 stations

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

Weather records on 2 August 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Northville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cemal	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Evandale (Cambock Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Longwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Highlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hollisdale (Pappinbarra Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Solingen-Hohenscheid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee Dwr Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Mar-Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Batamaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Petrozawodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waskish 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freedom	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Murray Irrigation)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabaleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	388.9 mm (15.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Avesta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peechelba East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cobram (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maebashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bernheim Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carboor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conklingville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulupna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia State Police	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wadesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corrigin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gundowring Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

608 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 310.

Records on 2 August 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	310
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 2016 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

506 broken records

Margins by which the 506 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 2016

Top 20 records on 2 August 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 2016	Jerilderie Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	129 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2016	Northville, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2016	Cemal, RU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2016	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	124 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2016	Yarroweyah, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	124 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2016	Evandale (Cambock Lane), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2016	Longwood, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2016	Guangzhou, CN	daily rain	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2016	Danville, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2016	Willow Tree (Highlands), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2016	Caulfield (Racecourse), AU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2016	Hollisdale (Pappinbarra Rd), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2016	Solingen-Hohenscheid, DE	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2016	Menindee Dwr Depot, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2016	Merriwa (Mar-Lea), AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2016	Batamaj, RU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2016	Petrozawodsk, RU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2016	Waskish 4NE, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2016	Freedom, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2016	Miami Intl AP, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 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

1812 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2016. 2016 had 608 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 2016-08-02: 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 20	467
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1