Weather Records on 2 August 1995

1,333 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 1995. Highest significance: Anson, US.

Key Facts for 2 August 1995

On 2 August 1995, 1,333 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
610 were record highs and 383 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 1,247 daily.
Anson set a daily record precipitation of 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 2 August 1995.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

1,333 stations

1,333 station records on 2 August 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anson	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	230.1 mm (9.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	376.4 mm (14.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Guthrie	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Claude	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rovaniemi Juotasniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Electra	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tahara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Childress Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hole	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ask Pa Ringerike	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boyd	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Matador	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Richmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hurst Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,333 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 257, Lowest daily maximum 253, Highest daily minimum 353, Lowest daily minimum 130, Heaviest daily rainfall 340.

Records on 2 August 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	257
Lowest daily maximum	253
Highest daily minimum	353
Lowest daily minimum	130
Heaviest daily rainfall	340
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 1995 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 66, daily 1,247.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

955 broken records

Margins by which the 955 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 1995

Top 20 records on 2 August 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1995	Anson, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	96 years	75 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1995	Altus Irig Rsch STN, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1995	Melbourne WFO, US	all-time rain	230.1 mm (9.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1995	Forestburg 5 S, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1995	Quanah 2 SW, US	all-time rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1995	Vernon, US	all-time rain	376.4 mm (14.8 in)	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	0 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1995	Seymour 3NW, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1995	Frederick, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	90 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1995	Elk City 4 W, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1995	Guthrie, US	monthly rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1995	Hollis 5E, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1995	Claude, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1995	Bowie, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1995	Zuara, LY	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	1 year	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1995	Altus Dam, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1995	Rovaniemi Juotasniemi, FI	all-time rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1995	Aspermont, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1995	Electra, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1995	Tahara, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 1995	Clinton, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	55 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1995. 1995 had 1,333 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 1995-08-02: 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 25	879
25 to 50	56
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1