Weather Records on 5 July 2002

892 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 2002. Highest significance: Kingsley Dam, US.

Key Facts for 5 July 2002

On 5 July 2002, 892 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
503 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 849 daily.
Kingsley Dam set an all-time record daily precipitation of 133.4 mm (5.3 in) on 5 July 2002.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

892 stations

892 station records on 5 July 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Harper 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Burkett	United States	Record daily precipitation	240.5 mm (9.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pampa #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hye	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Presumida	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beltsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indus 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lammi Tirmula	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpley 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inkoo Bagaskar	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Penwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riga	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vihti Hiiskula	Finland	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Multia Vehkoo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kannonkoski Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kybartai	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Florencia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heinola Asemantaus	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mantyharju Halmeniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Svityaz'	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

892 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 242, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 261, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 227.

Records on 5 July 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	242
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	261
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 2002 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 31, daily 849.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

659 broken records

Margins by which the 659 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 2002

Top 20 records on 5 July 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 2002	Kingsley Dam, US	all-time rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 July 2002	Harper 3ENE, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 July 2002	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	101 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 July 2002	Burkett, US	all-time rain	240.5 mm (9.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2002	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2002	Boerne, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	99 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2002	Burnet, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	85 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2002	Arnett 3NE, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2002	Hope, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2002	Pampa #2, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2002	Kautokeino, NO	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2002	George W 2 SSW, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2002	Aspermont, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2002	Hye, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2002	Hatteras, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2002	La Presumida, MX	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2002	Beltsville, US	all-time high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2002	Indus 3 W, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2002	Lammi Tirmula, FI	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2002	Erick, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	45 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

1796 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2002. 2002 had 892 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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Data for records on 2002-07-05: 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	611
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1