Weather Records on 7 May 2002

1,344 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 2002. Highest significance: Choteau, US.

Key Facts for 7 May 2002

On 7 May 2002, 1,344 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
566 were record highs and 442 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 88 monthly and 1,255 daily.
Choteau set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 7 May 2002.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

1,344 stations

1,344 station records on 7 May 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Davenport	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	345.4 mm (13.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lindbergh Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Huejucar (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Torrejon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Santa Ursula Coapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ethridge	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Achimec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Franklin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snowshoe Lake	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coconut Is 840.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa Tun 2 716	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,344 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 321, Highest daily minimum 360, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 7 May 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	321
Highest daily minimum	360
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 7 May 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 88, daily 1,255.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

992 broken records

Margins by which the 992 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 2002

Top 20 records on 7 May 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 2002	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 May 2002	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2002	Anaconda, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2002	Davenport, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2002	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2002	Big Timber, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	107 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2002	Concordia, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2002	Mexico, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2002	Waiahole 837, US	monthly rain	345.4 mm (13.6 in)	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	37 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2002	Howard 2SE, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2002	Saint Ignatius, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	105 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2002	Conrad, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	91 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2002	Ennis, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2002	Griggsville, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2002	Lindbergh Lake, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2002	Tryvasshogda, NO	daily snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	123.0 cm (48.4 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2002	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2002	Huejucar (Obs), MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2002	Madrid/Torrejon, ES	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2002	Greenville, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	105 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

1795 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2002. 2002 had 1,344 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	483
2022	784
2023	667
2024	857
2025	635
2026	715

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	987
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1