Weather Records on 3 July 2002

1,251 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 2002. Highest significance: Burnet, US.

Key Facts for 3 July 2002

On 3 July 2002, 1,251 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
840 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,192 daily.
Burnet set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 3 July 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

1,251 stations

1,251 station records on 3 July 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hords Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mariinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hailuoto Ojakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pojarkovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Round Rock 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spicewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wise 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deputatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sunwu	China	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Round Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kittila Alakyla-1	Finland	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evant 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Naco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,251 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 302, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 538, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 240.

Records on 3 July 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	302
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	538
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 2002 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 44, daily 1,192.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

926 broken records

Margins by which the 926 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 2002

Top 20 records on 3 July 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 2002	Burnet, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	87 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 July 2002	Fredericksburg, US	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	95 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 July 2002	Kingston SE, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 July 2002	Blanco, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2002	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2002	Coleman, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2002	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2002	Tanana AP, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2002	Mariinsk, RU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2002	Marlin, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2002	Hailuoto Ojakyla, FI	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2002	Pojarkovo, RU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2002	Boerne, US	monthly rain	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2002	Luling, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2002	Mimbres 4NNW, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2002	Menard, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2002	Round Rock 3 NE, US	monthly rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2002	Hatteras, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2002	Brockton, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2002	Ashton 2S, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	48 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

1793 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2002. 2002 had 1,251 records.

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

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,035

Download the Data

Data for records on 2002-07-03: 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 20	877
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3