Weather Records on 2 August 2020

699 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 2020. Highest significance: Nenjiang, CN.

Key Facts for 2 August 2020

On 2 August 2020, 699 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
456 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 657 daily.
Nenjiang set an all-time record daily precipitation of 198.1 mm (7.8 in) on 2 August 2020.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

699 stations

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

Weather records on 2 August 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nenjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Novyj Tor'jal	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Salzwedel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Willow Run AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Skjak II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keshan	China	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Loei	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Matei Airfield	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhnyaya Pesha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tohmajarvi Kemie	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Joskar-Ola	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smola - Moldstad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seaqaqa	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melilla	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oksningoy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

699 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 239, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 217, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 150.

Records on 2 August 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	239
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	217
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 2020 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 37, daily 657.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

531 broken records

Margins by which the 531 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 2020

Top 20 records on 2 August 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 2020	Nenjiang, CN	all-time rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	39 years	78 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2020	Maraza, AZ	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2020	Kirov, RU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2020	Skjak, NO	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2020	Milwaukee Mitchell AP, US	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2020	Novyj Tor'jal, RU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2020	Salzwedel, DE	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2020	Marnitz, DE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	111 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2020	Robinson, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	113 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2020	Tuscola, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	115 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2020	Detroit Willow Run AP, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2020	Skjak II, NO	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2020	Norddal, NO	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2020	Chiang Mai, TH	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2020	Jackson, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2020	Saint Exupery, FR	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2020	Keshan, CN	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2020	Olney 2S, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2020	Elliston, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2020	Loei, TH	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	9 years	48 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2020. 2020 had 699 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 2020-08-02: 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	501
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2