Weather Records on 7 February 2002

727 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 2002. Highest significance: Bonney Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 7 February 2002

On 7 February 2002, 727 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
374 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 712 daily.
Bonney Downs set an all-time record daily precipitation of 306.0 mm (12.0 in) on 7 February 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

727 stations

727 station records on 7 February 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 February 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	306.0 mm (12.0 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Buxton (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.6 mm (8.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.6 mm (8.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mapastepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Granville Shell Refinery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Illgararie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bullita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carlindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blytheville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Appling 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glen-Ayle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sigonella	Italy	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yamonho	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arcola	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coffs Harbour Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.6 mm (8.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sredhekolymsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-48.6 C (-55.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nevelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Black Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malpaso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

727 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 7 February 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 7 February 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 712.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

601 broken records

Margins by which the 601 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 February 2002

Top 20 records on 7 February 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 2002	Bonney Downs, AU	all-time rain	306.0 mm (12.0 in)	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	58 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 February 2002	Ethel Creek, AU	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 February 2002	Hillside Station, AU	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 February 2002	Buxton (Amaroo), AU	all-time rain	213.6 mm (8.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 February 2002	Urunga (Sunset Place), AU	daily rain	206.6 mm (8.1 in)	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 February 2002	Nullagine, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2002	Nelligen (Thule Road), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	95 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2002	Mapastepec, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2002	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	110 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2002	Ocosingo, MX	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2002	Mt Wx, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2002	Clarksville 2NE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2002	Bamboo Creek, AU	daily rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2002	Bulloo Downs, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2002	Villahermosa (Dge), MX	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2002	Saluda, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	99 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2002	Granville Shell Refinery, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2002	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2002	Clarksville, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2002	Illgararie, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	43 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

1803 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2002. 2002 had 727 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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Data for records on 2002-02-07: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	516
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	25
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	3