Weather Records on 20 July 2002

986 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 2002. Highest significance: Newport, US.

Key Facts for 20 July 2002

On 20 July 2002, 986 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
638 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 950 daily.
Newport set a monthly record daily precipitation of 146.1 mm (5.8 in) on 20 July 2002.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

986 stations

986 station records on 20 July 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yanji	China	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Inga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tooma	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valga	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bacau	Romania	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Fasher	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chanchichimila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ogestad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Agedabia	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rienhardt Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Granville Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Comatlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Lucia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dralinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnjaja Gutara	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulrika	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merriman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zajsan	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Siauliai	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

986 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 246, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 392, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 166.

Records on 20 July 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	246
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	392
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 2002 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 27, daily 950.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

740 broken records

Margins by which the 740 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 2002

Top 20 records on 20 July 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 2002	Newport, US	monthly rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	108 years	74 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2002	Burlington, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2002	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2002	Dunn Ctr 1E, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2002	San Miguel Chimalapa, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2002	Yanji, CN	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2002	Inga, RU	all-time high max	36.0 C (96.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2002	Parnu, EE	daily high min	21.4 C (70.5 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2002	Tooma, EE	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2002	Valga, EE	all-time high min	20.5 C (68.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2002	Bacau, RO	all-time rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2002	Litchfield, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2002	El Fasher, SD	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2002	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high min	20.2 C (68.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2002	Wynne, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2002	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2002	Ekalaka, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2002	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2002	Timiryazevskij, RU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2002	Atkinson 3SW, US	all-time high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	41 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

1809 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2002. 2002 had 986 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	864

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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 2026-10-14 (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	684
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2