Weather Records on 15 July 2002

1,177 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 2002. Highest significance: Ak-Bajtal, UZ.

Key Facts for 15 July 2002

On 15 July 2002, 1,177 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
788 were record highs and 234 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 45 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,099 daily.
Ak-Bajtal set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.1 mm (4.0 in) on 15 July 2002.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,177 stations

1,177 station records on 15 July 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ak-Bajtal	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Aikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Robson	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kolomak	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nevelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Futenma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zyrjanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pago Pago WSO AP	American Samoa [United States]	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presa de Guadalupe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shenyang	China	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Potrerillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham 25 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anyang	China	Record high maximum temperature	41.8 C (107.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alkali Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jiexiu	China	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Angostura	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,177 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 373, Lowest daily maximum 155, Highest daily minimum 415, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 155.

Records on 15 July 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	373
Lowest daily maximum	155
Highest daily minimum	415
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 2002 by timescale: all-time 45, monthly 33, daily 1,099.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

864 broken records

Margins by which the 864 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 2002

Top 20 records on 15 July 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 2002	Ak-Bajtal, UZ	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2002	Aikawa, JP	all-time rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2002	George W 2 SSW, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2002	Stearns 2S, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2002	Edithburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2002	Dilley, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2002	Robson, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2002	Genoa, IT	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	133 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2002	Niigata, JP	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2002	Kolomak, UA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2002	Nevelsk, RU	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2002	Ferron, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2002	Gospic, HR	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2002	Futenma, JP	daily rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2002	La Pryor, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	126.3 mm (5.0 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2002	Zyrjanka, RU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2002	Karnes City 2N, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2002	Emblem, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2002	Warren, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	103 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2002	Worland, US	all-time high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	48 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 1,177 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	960

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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 25	834
25 to 50	18
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1