Weather Records on 9 July 2002

1,127 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 July 2002. Highest significance: Chinook, US.

Key Facts for 9 July 2002

On 9 July 2002, 1,127 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
744 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,075 daily.
Chinook set a daily record precipitation of 62.5 mm (2.5 in) on 9 July 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,127 stations

1,127 station records on 9 July 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 July 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Las Enramadas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Los Ramones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bacadehuachi	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corralejo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oost Vlieland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Venado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Realito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gorinchem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Ohare Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuchillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tavernier	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Comondu	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
X-Pichil	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,127 records

Records set or tied on 9 July 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 429, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 315, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 233.

Records on 9 July 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	429
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	315
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 July 2002 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 35, daily 1,075.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

856 broken records

Margins by which the 856 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 July 2002

Top 20 records on 9 July 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 July 2002	Chinook, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 July 2002	Las Enramadas, MX	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2002	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2002	Smithfield, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	109 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2002	Los Ramones, MX	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2002	Wheaton 3 SE, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2002	Bacadehuachi, MX	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2002	Corralejo, MX	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2002	Oost Vlieland, NL	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2002	Middleburg, US	daily low max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2002	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2002	Perm, RU	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2002	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily high min	20.1 C (68.2 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2002	Saguache, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2002	Venado, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2002	Northdown (Hamley), AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2002	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily high min	21.3 C (70.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2002	Betatakin, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2002	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 2002	Ely AP, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	43 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 1,127 records.

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

Records on 07-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1815	3
1826	1
1828	2
1837	1
1845	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1867	4
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	4
1879	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	4
1897	2
1898	4
1899	5
1900	10
1901	10
1902	8
1903	15
1904	31
1905	28
1906	4
1907	10
1908	16
1909	16
1910	19
1911	26
1912	28
1913	42
1914	54
1915	42
1916	43
1917	19
1918	60
1919	33
1920	28
1921	73
1922	145
1923	90
1924	140
1925	135
1926	242
1927	123
1928	115
1929	250
1930	436
1931	202
1932	216
1933	444
1934	339
1935	433
1936	1,128
1937	274
1938	196
1939	345
1940	319
1941	273
1942	324
1943	252
1944	415
1945	371
1946	436
1947	684
1948	377
1949	433
1950	522
1951	502
1952	694
1953	450
1954	479
1955	513
1956	438
1957	385
1958	472
1959	483
1960	332
1961	564
1962	253
1963	1,029
1964	425
1965	444
1966	428
1967	216
1968	645
1969	619
1970	471
1971	406
1972	606
1973	588
1974	1,013
1975	567
1976	740
1977	617
1978	882
1979	721
1980	970
1981	1,009
1982	598
1983	1,039
1984	783
1985	1,228
1986	843
1987	882
1988	1,109
1989	965
1990	770
1991	1,295
1992	1,126
1993	1,454
1994	1,151
1995	939
1996	1,690
1997	930
1998	1,403
1999	952
2000	1,055
2001	965
2002	1,127
2003	906
2004	824
2005	1,373
2006	965
2007	949
2008	1,188
2009	1,165
2010	1,477
2011	1,047
2012	904
2013	478
2014	806
2015	1,221
2016	631
2017	638
2018	555
2019	602
2020	614
2021	1,198
2022	674
2023	833
2024	1,530
2025	696
2026	508

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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 10	784
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1