Weather Records on 2 August 2018

1,097 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 2018. Highest significance: Hiltaba, AU.

Key Facts for 2 August 2018

On 2 August 2018, 1,097 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
599 were record highs and 270 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 35 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,020 daily.
Hiltaba set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 2 August 2018.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,097 stations

1,097 station records on 2 August 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hiltaba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Warramboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lainio	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kittila Pulju	Finland	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Essey	France	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jalapa Ver.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bahraich	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caesars Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ruzyne	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mora Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shenyang	China	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ilomantsi Naarva	Finland	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Telina Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valtimo Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keminmaa Kemi-Tornion Lentoase	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pjalica	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pyongyang Intl	Korea, North	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape le Grand Nat Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,097 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 221, Lowest daily maximum 177, Highest daily minimum 378, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 228.

Records on 2 August 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	221
Lowest daily maximum	177
Highest daily minimum	378
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 2018 by timescale: all-time 35, monthly 42, daily 1,020.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

919 broken records

Margins by which the 919 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 2018

Top 20 records on 2 August 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 2018	Hiltaba, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2018	Asheville, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	127 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2018	Warramboo, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2018	Lainio, SE	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2018	Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2018	Blairsville Exp STN, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2018	Jasper 1 NNW, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2018	Kittila Pulju, FI	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2018	Essey, FR	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2018	Cedartown, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2018	N Fk 2, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2018	Tellico Plains, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	116 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2018	Little Mtn, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2018	Lockhart, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2018	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2018	Nurnberg, DE	monthly high min	20.9 C (69.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	125 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2018	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high max	22.4 C (72.3 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2018	Jalapa Ver., MX	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2018	Calera, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2018	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	121 years	50 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2018. 2018 had 1,097 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 2018-08-02: 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	879
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1