Weather Records on 2 July 2021

861 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 2021. Highest significance: Albion, US.

Key Facts for 2 July 2021

On 2 July 2021, 861 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
399 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 838 daily.
Albion set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 2 July 2021.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

861 stations

861 station records on 2 July 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Shepherdsville 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Choshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shizuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pampa #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
E Brimfield Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk Chautauqua Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Doongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hamamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brookneal	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hazard Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leadville (Moreton Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffumville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kars Springs (Welldun)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton 11 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crozier	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hailun	China	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gwabegar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

861 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 228, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 373.

Records on 2 July 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	228
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	373
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 2021 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 16, daily 838.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

738 broken records

Margins by which the 738 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 2021

Top 20 records on 2 July 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 2021	Albion, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2021	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2021	Shepherdsville 5NE, US	monthly rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2021	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2021	Choshi, JP	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2021	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	133 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2021	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	107 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2021	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	107 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2021	Texas Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	107 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2021	Stearns 2S, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2021	Waterville 2, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2021	Chatham, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2021	Danbury, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2021	Wollar (Barrigan St), AU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	107 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2021	Mishima, JP	daily rain	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2021	Canyon, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2021	Shizuoka, JP	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2021	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2021	Pampa #2, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2021	Clay City 1 WNW, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 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

1793 to 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2021. 2021 had 861 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1807	1
1811	1
1816	2
1825	1
1826	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1856	1
1860	1
1863	1
1871	3
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1898	2
1899	5
1900	4
1901	12
1902	7
1903	9
1904	11
1905	30
1906	14
1907	26
1908	12
1909	34
1910	50
1911	32
1912	100
1913	19
1914	69
1915	33
1916	26
1917	22
1918	45
1919	38
1920	208
1921	234
1922	59
1923	223
1924	394
1925	112
1926	108
1927	183
1928	75
1929	162
1930	263
1931	526
1932	283
1933	500
1934	315
1935	252
1936	641
1937	434
1938	399
1939	191
1940	436
1941	535
1942	643
1943	359
1944	428
1945	425
1946	321
1947	313
1948	283
1949	372
1950	312
1951	309
1952	391
1953	553
1954	567
1955	633
1956	520
1957	1,058
1958	344
1959	386
1960	547
1961	343
1962	402
1963	666
1964	445
1965	440
1966	889
1967	610
1968	887
1969	468
1970	667
1971	334
1972	660
1973	628
1974	577
1975	605
1976	718
1977	450
1978	1,173
1979	773
1980	1,191
1981	770
1982	1,017
1983	904
1984	632
1985	756
1986	1,423
1987	791
1988	1,445
1989	962
1990	1,350
1991	1,123
1992	1,702
1993	641
1994	901
1995	1,110
1996	728
1997	1,101
1998	984
1999	1,066
2000	583
2001	1,240
2002	1,228
2003	1,111
2004	639
2005	648
2006	775
2007	932
2008	808
2009	1,083
2010	1,262
2011	1,066
2012	1,072
2013	1,471
2014	580
2015	1,096
2016	584
2017	504
2018	858
2019	401
2020	500
2021	861
2022	893
2023	559
2024	578
2025	1,293
2026	1,174

Download the Data

Data for records on 2021-07-02: 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	669
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1