Weather Records on 17 June 2002

1,148 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 2002. Highest significance: Laura, AU.

Key Facts for 17 June 2002

On 17 June 2002, 1,148 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
711 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,097 daily.
Laura set a daily record precipitation of 39.0 mm (1.5 in) on 17 June 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

1,148 stations

1,148 station records on 17 June 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Maroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kokkola Korplax	Finland	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Helenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gilroy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Strathyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keshan	China	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arellano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tinaroo Falls Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clintonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rantasalmi Tuusmaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Isla Aguada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Forest Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,148 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 436, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 275, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 302.

Records on 17 June 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	436
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	275
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 June 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 49, daily 1,097.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

973 broken records

Margins by which the 973 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 2002

Top 20 records on 17 June 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 2002	Laura, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 June 2002	Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir), AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 June 2002	Maroon, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2002	Telchaquillo, MX	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2002	The Glen, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2002	Kokkola Korplax, FI	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2002	Helenvale, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2002	Highland Home, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2002	Milan, IT	daily high min	24.7 C (76.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	219 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2002	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2002	Palmerville, AU	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2002	Rathdowney Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2002	Killarney Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2002	Yangan Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2002	Milan, IT	daily high max	36.6 C (97.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2002	Mexia, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2002	Weissenburg, DE	daily high max	31.4 C (88.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2002	Middleburg, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2002	Mc Minnville, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2002	Soldier Summit, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	106 years	41 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

1807 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2002. 2002 had 1,148 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	683
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	913
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	592
2026	743

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Data for records on 2002-06-17: 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 2026-10-14 (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 10	853
10 to 20	82
20 to 30	31
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1