Weather Records on 6 July 2002

650 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 2002. Highest significance: Castle Rock, US.

Key Facts for 6 July 2002

On 6 July 2002, 650 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
390 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 619 daily.
Castle Rock set a daily record precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 6 July 2002.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

650 stations

650 station records on 6 July 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Abilene Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Harper 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpley 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pasto/Antonio Narin	Colombia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuna 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kileer	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brockway 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bacadehuachi	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tenasco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Birni N'Konni	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	40.4 C (104.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anson	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tidal River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merida	Venezuela	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tepezala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bodajbo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

650 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 157, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 233, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 147.

Records on 6 July 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	157
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	233
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 2002 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 22, daily 619.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

443 broken records

Margins by which the 443 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 2002

Top 20 records on 6 July 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 2002	Castle Rock, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2002	Abilene Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 July 2002	Harper 3ENE, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2002	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2002	Aspermont, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2002	Madrid, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2002	Llano, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2002	Lamar 3 SSE, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2002	Tarpley 3S, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2002	Lodgepole, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2002	Gail, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2002	Buynaksk, RU	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2002	Sedalia 4 SSE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2002	Big Springs, US	all-time rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2002	Pasto/Antonio Narin, CO	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2002	Hamilton, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2002	Nephi, US	all-time high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2002	La Tuna 1 S, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2002	Memphis, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2002	Sonora, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	44 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 650 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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Data for records on 2002-07-06: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 July 2002
Margin	Records
0 to 10	390
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3