Weather Records on 2 July 2020

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 2020. Highest significance: Quemado, US.

Key Facts for 2 July 2020

On 2 July 2020, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 484 daily.
Quemado set a daily record high minimum temperature of 23.3 C (73.9 F) on 2 July 2020.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 2 July 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Isojoki Karjenkoski	Finland	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Oceanside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cascabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnoufimsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ferris	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cotulla la Salle Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston Scholes Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Duluth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naples	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bentley	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Slidell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Craters of the Moon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Langtry	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bikin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bramon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falcon Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beni-Saf	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Serena	Chile	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ilirnej	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Samary	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhorn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dillinger	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Jar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Isparta	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rome 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
North French Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 83.

Records on 2 July 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 484.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 2020

Top 20 records on 2 July 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 2020	Quemado, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	101 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2020	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2020	Miller, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	115 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2020	Isojoki Karjenkoski, FI	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2020	Cuero, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	113 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2020	Kahuku 912, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2020	San Francisco Oceanside, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2020	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2020	Minden, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2020	Mt Pleasant, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	115 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2020	Milaca, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2020	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2020	Sitka AP, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2020	Columbia, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2020	Crossett 2 SSE, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2020	Cascabel, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2020	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2020	Krasnoufimsk, RU	monthly low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2020	Grenville, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2020	Carthage, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	35 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 500 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 2020-07-02: 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 10	352
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1