Weather Records on 2 August 2026

1,130 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 2026. Highest significance: Rucava, LV.

Key Facts for 2 August 2026

On 2 August 2026, 1,130 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
886 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 34 were all-time records, 150 monthly and 946 daily.
Rucava set a monthly record daily precipitation of 110.1 mm (4.3 in) on 2 August 2026.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,130 stations

1,130 station records on 2 August 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rucava	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	110.1 mm (4.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rezekne	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chilpancingo Ro.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco Sarabia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	154.8 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lillington	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Peebles	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wateree Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kure Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Naze	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toluca (Obs)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yakataga AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hita	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zoseni	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,130 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 484, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 402, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 111.

Records on 2 August 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	484
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	402
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 2026 by timescale: all-time 34, monthly 150, daily 946.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

847 broken records

Margins by which the 847 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 2026

Top 20 records on 2 August 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 2026	Rucava, LV	monthly rain	110.1 mm (4.3 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2026	Dayton Mcd, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	120 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2026	Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2026	Rezekne, LV	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2026	W Manchester 3 WSW, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	104 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2026	Rushville, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2026	Brookville, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2026	Middletown, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2026	Alpine 2 NE, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2026	Greenville Wtp, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2026	Sidney 1 S, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2026	Chilpancingo Ro., MX	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2026	Francisco Sarabia, MX	daily rain	154.8 mm (6.1 in)	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2026	Robinson, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	127 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2026	Piqua, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2026	Ft Collins, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	124 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2026	Lillington, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	109 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2026	Kitamiesashi, JP	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2026	Waverly, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	131 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2026	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	monthly high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	127 years	51 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2026. 2026 had 1,130 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 2026-08-02: 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	786
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1