Weather Records on 18 July 2002

840 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 2002. Highest significance: Soltau, DE.

Key Facts for 18 July 2002

On 18 July 2002, 840 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
495 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 818 daily.
Soltau set a daily record precipitation of 50.7 mm (2.0 in) on 18 July 2002.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

840 stations

840 station records on 18 July 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Gluckstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Powder River #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Edenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Flensburg (Schaferhaus)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Schleswig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Neozhidannyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Omolon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Verona	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lingling	China	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Konigsmoor	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shelihovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Unterluss	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosario	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Xilin Hot	China	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Los Mochis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nyhammar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atoka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

840 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 315, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 163.

Records on 18 July 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	315
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 2002 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 17, daily 818.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

586 broken records

Margins by which the 586 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 2002

Top 20 records on 18 July 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 2002	Soltau, DE	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	105 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 July 2002	Gluckstadt, DE	all-time rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	70 of 100 (Major)
18 July 2002	Powder River #2, US	all-time rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 July 2002	Edenton, US	all-time high min	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 July 2002	Flensburg (Schaferhaus), DE	monthly rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 July 2002	Ft Bayard 4W, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 July 2002	Schleswig, DE	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2002	Woogenellup, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	93 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2002	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2002	Neozhidannyj, RU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2002	Charlevoix, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2002	Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal, DE	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2002	Omolon, RU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2002	Sobolevo, RU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2002	Lees Ferry, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2002	W Plains, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2002	Verona, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2002	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2002	Lingling, CN	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2002	Nuuk, GL	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	44 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 840 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	920
2014	1,348
2015	746
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	674
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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Data for records on 2002-07-18: 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	519
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1