Weather Records on 2 August 2023

887 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 August 2023. Highest significance: Kolsva, SE.

Key Facts for 2 August 2023

On 2 August 2023, 887 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
382 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 863 daily.
Kolsva set a daily record precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 2 August 2023.
Across 163 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

887 stations

887 station records on 2 August 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 August 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kolsva	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lichtenvoorde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Salt Lake City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gnowangerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Muja Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bramsche	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Atakpane	Togo	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Berus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gielas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Borculo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rekken	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aston Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Salzuflen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nienburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Enschede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hollum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres (Isla)/S	Colombia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lievelde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebud	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffrey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woold	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Neunkirchen-Wellesweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sevenum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doetinchem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salina 24 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Myckelgensjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avasjo-Borgafjall_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

887 records

Records set or tied on 2 August 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 218, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 335.

Records on 2 August 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	218
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 August 2023 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 863.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

718 broken records

Margins by which the 718 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 August 2023

Top 20 records on 2 August 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 2023	Kolsva, SE	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2023	Lichtenvoorde, NL	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2023	Salt Lake City Intl AP, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2023	Le Bourget, FR	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 August 2023	Gnowangerup, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2023	Mudanjiang, CN	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2023	Muja Power Station, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2023	Bramsche, DE	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2023	Atakpane, TG	daily rain	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2023	Berus, DE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2023	Maryville 2E, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	101 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2023	Gielas, SE	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2023	Borculo, NL	daily rain	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2023	Rekken, NL	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2023	Beaconsfield 3N, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2023	Aston Downs, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2023	Bad Salzuflen, DE	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2023	Bowdle, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	113 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2023	Nienburg, DE	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2023	Tabou, CI	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	49 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2023. 2023 had 887 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 2023-08-02: 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	677
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1