Weather Records on 21 May 2002

2,048 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 May 2002. Highest significance: Kilmez, RU.

Key Facts for 21 May 2002

On 21 May 2002, 2,048 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
316 were record highs and 1,521 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 2,010 daily.
Kilmez set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.6 mm (2.0 in) on 21 May 2002.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 21 May 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 May 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kilmez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fiddletown Dexter Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lang Lang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sutter Hill Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Falls Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sula 2 SE (Sula Rs)	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific House	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,048 records

Records set or tied on 21 May 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 655, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 866, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 21 May 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	655
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	866
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 21 May 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 2,010.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,645 broken records

Margins by which the 1,645 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 May 2002

Top 20 records on 21 May 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 May 2002	Kilmez, RU	monthly rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2002	Calaveras Big Trees, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2002	Gold Run 4 SW, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2002	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2002	Fiddletown Dexter Rch, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2002	Bridgewater, AU	monthly rain	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2002	Superior, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2002	Lang Lang, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2002	Sutter Hill Cdf, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2002	Franklin 2 NE, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2002	Marlinton, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	106 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2002	Ventnor (Oaklands), AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2002	Nashville 1 E, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2002	Yosemite Park HQ, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2002	Manistee 3SE, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2002	New Cumberland L/D, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2002	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2002	Beloit, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	106 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2002	Goldfield, US	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 2002	Shelford, AU	daily rain	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	107 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2002. 2002 had 2,048 records.

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

Records on 05-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1811	1
1837	2
1842	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	26
1904	8
1905	7
1906	12
1907	36
1908	13
1909	13
1910	14
1911	87
1912	24
1913	13
1914	26
1915	24
1916	13
1917	76
1918	51
1919	170
1920	39
1921	158
1922	39
1923	125
1924	148
1925	250
1926	221
1927	207
1928	173
1929	247
1930	133
1931	488
1932	343
1933	290
1934	590
1935	190
1936	328
1937	227
1938	348
1939	355
1940	456
1941	525
1942	482
1943	463
1944	310
1945	515
1946	324
1947	485
1948	312
1949	593
1950	403
1951	271
1952	385
1953	501
1954	961
1955	507
1956	409
1957	709
1958	511
1959	684
1960	615
1961	306
1962	553
1963	598
1964	788
1965	238
1966	296
1967	1,022
1968	549
1969	832
1970	449
1971	536
1972	557
1973	493
1974	847
1975	1,160
1976	393
1977	756
1978	575
1979	787
1980	857
1981	1,550
1982	599
1983	1,106
1984	950
1985	610
1986	908
1987	1,242
1988	819
1989	671
1990	947
1991	1,065
1992	1,143
1993	1,197
1994	656
1995	749
1996	1,461
1997	953
1998	1,200
1999	544
2000	897
2001	1,187
2002	2,048
2003	807
2004	898
2005	1,020
2006	810
2007	894
2008	740
2009	1,315
2010	962
2011	959
2012	848
2013	884
2014	522
2015	956
2016	567
2017	780
2018	525
2019	1,668
2020	707
2021	1,131
2022	1,512
2023	794
2024	751
2025	776
2026	356

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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 25	1,622
25 to 50	11
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1