Weather Records on 8 July 2002

897 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 2002. Highest significance: Danbury, US.

Key Facts for 8 July 2002

On 8 July 2002, 897 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
533 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 856 daily.
Danbury set a daily record precipitation of 99.8 mm (3.9 in) on 8 July 2002.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

897 stations

897 station records on 8 July 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aitkin 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zhlobin	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vitim	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hurn	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mangut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wright 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kinchil	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isle 12N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miami WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Back Bay Wr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tensleep 4NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lijing	China	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

897 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 231, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 302, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 195.

Records on 8 July 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	231
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	302
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 2002 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 23, daily 856.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

652 broken records

Margins by which the 652 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 2002

Top 20 records on 8 July 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 2002	Danbury, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2002	Gull Lake Dam, US	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2002	Aitkin 2E, US	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2002	Pte de la Hague, FR	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	112 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2002	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2002	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2002	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2002	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2002	Zhlobin, BY	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2002	Brainerd, US	all-time rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2002	Cloquet, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2002	Hinckley, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2002	Aguirre, PR	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2002	Vitim, RU	all-time rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2002	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2002	Hurn, GB	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2002	East Park Rsvr, US	monthly low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2002	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2002	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2002	Massena Intl AP, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	46 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 897 records.

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

Records on 07-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1811	1
1815	2
1819	3
1844	1
1845	4
1848	2
1852	2
1856	1
1860	1
1864	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1896	7
1898	2
1899	6
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	9
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	9
1908	16
1909	24
1910	32
1911	28
1912	60
1913	29
1914	54
1915	47
1916	206
1917	37
1918	45
1919	34
1920	123
1921	75
1922	146
1923	134
1924	201
1925	141
1926	132
1927	142
1928	191
1929	235
1930	360
1931	250
1932	240
1933	360
1934	226
1935	496
1936	940
1937	287
1938	293
1939	399
1940	294
1941	198
1942	210
1943	248
1944	495
1945	291
1946	380
1947	400
1948	410
1949	352
1950	518
1951	580
1952	741
1953	502
1954	497
1955	554
1956	516
1957	429
1958	651
1959	485
1960	483
1961	356
1962	271
1963	592
1964	603
1965	266
1966	293
1967	266
1968	540
1969	847
1970	375
1971	443
1972	982
1973	831
1974	1,009
1975	537
1976	697
1977	743
1978	727
1979	703
1980	958
1981	945
1982	625
1983	1,198
1984	837
1985	1,024
1986	822
1987	814
1988	1,133
1989	1,174
1990	763
1991	1,152
1992	1,017
1993	1,875
1994	1,389
1995	642
1996	1,356
1997	734
1998	1,616
1999	816
2000	876
2001	916
2002	897
2003	779
2004	1,096
2005	1,250
2006	928
2007	943
2008	1,406
2009	971
2010	1,411
2011	838
2012	1,237
2013	501
2014	692
2015	1,456
2016	670
2017	886
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

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Data for records on 2002-07-08: 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	588
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1