Weather Records on 16 July 2002

1,029 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 2002. Highest significance: Victoria Cp&L, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 2002

On 16 July 2002, 1,029 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
634 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 983 daily.
Victoria Cp&L set a daily record precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 16 July 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,029 stations

1,029 station records on 16 July 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kitzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rastatt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ruppertsecken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zadar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alzey	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Armavir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zeitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bacadehuachi	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roth Bei Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Kreuznach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinau-Memprechtshofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Liebenzell	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen-Elsenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kehl-Odelshofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miltenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Helmstedt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wurzburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grouse Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chengdu	China	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yongan	China	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Realito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,029 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 259, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 375, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 202.

Records on 16 July 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	259
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	375
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 2002 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 31, daily 983.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

769 broken records

Margins by which the 769 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 2002

Top 20 records on 16 July 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 2002	Victoria Cp&L, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2002	Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim, DE	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2002	Ebrach, DE	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2002	Colstrip, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2002	Kitzingen, DE	all-time rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2002	Rastatt, DE	daily rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2002	Beerfelden, DE	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2002	Ruppertsecken, DE	daily rain	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2002	Pforzheim-Eutingen, DE	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2002	San Rafael, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2002	Zadar, HR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2002	Runge, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2002	Strasbourg-Entzheim, FR	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2002	Alzey, DE	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2002	Chilapa (Dge), MX	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2002	Armavir, RU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2002	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2002	Mystic Lake, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2002	Zeitz, DE	daily rain	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2002	Bacadehuachi, MX	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	37 years	50 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

1798 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2002. 2002 had 1,029 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	852
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	728

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Data for records on 2002-07-16: 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 20	728
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1