Weather Records on 14 July 2002

1,401 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 July 2002. Highest significance: Purcellville, US.

Key Facts for 14 July 2002

On 14 July 2002, 1,401 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
948 were record highs and 258 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 87 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,269 daily.
Purcellville set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 14 July 2002.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,401 stations

1,401 station records on 14 July 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 July 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Freer	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Malkal	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Meco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gruidora	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	41.5 C (106.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bolshoe Goloustnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prosser	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baytown	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
College STN Easterwood Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Apolonia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dixie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valle Nacional	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,401 records

Records set or tied on 14 July 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 507, Lowest daily maximum 177, Highest daily minimum 441, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 195.

Records on 14 July 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	507
Lowest daily maximum	177
Highest daily minimum	441
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 July 2002 by timescale: all-time 87, monthly 45, daily 1,269.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,042 broken records

Margins by which the 1,042 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 175.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 July 2002

Top 20 records on 14 July 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 July 2002	Purcellville, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 July 2002	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 July 2002	Freer, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 July 2002	Romney 1 SW, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 2002	Fruita, US	all-time high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 2002	Malkal, SD	all-time rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 2002	San Juan del Meco, MX	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 2002	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 2002	Wardensville R M Farm, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 2002	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	all-time high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 2002	Ogden Pioneer Ph, US	all-time high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 2002	Huntsville, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 2002	Muncheberg, DE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	110 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 2002	Gruidora, MX	all-time rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 2002	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 2002	Ouray, US	all-time high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 2002	Sheridan Fld STN, US	all-time high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 2002	Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-, MX	daily rain	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	175.1 mm (6.9 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 2002	Sirte, LY	daily high max	41.5 C (106.7 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 2002	Bolshoe Goloustnoe, RU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	60 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

1802 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2002. 2002 had 1,401 records.

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

Records on 07-14 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1808	1
1824	1
1832	1
1840	2
1845	1
1856	1
1860	2
1864	2
1866	1
1875	1
1876	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	10
1899	6
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	21
1904	18
1905	11
1906	18
1907	13
1908	15
1909	7
1910	23
1911	28
1912	116
1913	21
1914	43
1915	17
1916	18
1917	55
1918	72
1919	44
1920	44
1921	105
1922	31
1923	127
1924	156
1925	138
1926	500
1927	212
1928	221
1929	87
1930	497
1931	430
1932	623
1933	378
1934	413
1935	278
1936	1,019
1937	282
1938	202
1939	367
1940	536
1941	548
1942	278
1943	364
1944	240
1945	466
1946	229
1947	379
1948	422
1949	436
1950	726
1951	335
1952	995
1953	518
1954	1,141
1955	1,058
1956	360
1957	368
1958	455
1959	349
1960	554
1961	441
1962	922
1963	535
1964	618
1965	256
1966	668
1967	1,124
1968	553
1969	595
1970	477
1971	436
1972	588
1973	652
1974	654
1975	1,054
1976	693
1977	544
1978	495
1979	559
1980	1,178
1981	708
1982	809
1983	930
1984	862
1985	720
1986	722
1987	1,035
1988	806
1989	640
1990	1,748
1991	860
1992	999
1993	1,432
1994	1,250
1995	1,459
1996	1,038
1997	723
1998	1,350
1999	1,536
2000	999
2001	870
2002	1,401
2003	1,037
2004	638
2005	758
2006	998
2007	862
2008	683
2009	920
2010	1,678
2011	1,093
2012	1,114
2013	539
2014	711
2015	622
2016	682
2017	674
2018	475
2019	415
2020	635
2021	788
2022	575
2023	724
2024	784
2025	756
2026	1,037

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Data for records on 2002-07-14: 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 25	1,019
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1