Weather Records on 2 August 2022

861 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 2022. Highest significance: Meckering, AU.

Key Facts for 2 August 2022

On 2 August 2022, 861 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
521 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 821 daily.
Meckering set a daily record precipitation of 36.2 mm (1.4 in) on 2 August 2022.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

861 stations

861 station records on 2 August 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Columbia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Booralee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhneudinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Three Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Useless Loop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lemolo Lake 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Telenning Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kitale	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dalwallinu North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pike Island(Lock & Dam)	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Menara	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Urakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flekkefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Idrinskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aspen 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Noongaar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Great Basin Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kitale	Kenya	Record low maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 6SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leavitt Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yandanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Segen-Kyuel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colusa 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Youndegin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

861 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 371, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 272.

Records on 2 August 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	371
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 2022 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 35, daily 821.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

648 broken records

Margins by which the 648 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 2022

Top 20 records on 2 August 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 2022	Meckering, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2022	Columbia, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2022	Moningarin, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2022	Booralee, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2022	Nizhneudinsk, RU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2022	Three Springs, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	112 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2022	Useless Loop, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2022	Salem, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2022	Choteau, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2022	Kurnool, IN	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2022	Olney 2S, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2022	Lemolo Lake 3 NNW, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2022	Spur, US	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2022	Telenning Hill, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2022	Mt Hebron Rs, US	all-time high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2022	Plant City, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	113 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2022	Kitale, KE	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2022	Dalwallinu North, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2022	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	99 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2022	Pike Island(Lock & Dam), US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2022. 2022 had 861 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2022-08-02: 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	625
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1