Weather Records on 23 July 2002

875 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 2002. Highest significance: Lincoln, US.

Key Facts for 23 July 2002

On 23 July 2002, 875 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
398 were record highs and 257 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 844 daily.
Lincoln set a daily record precipitation of 83.6 mm (3.3 in) on 23 July 2002.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

875 stations

875 station records on 23 July 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Smolensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kharkiv	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kara-Tjurek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Constitucion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chemult	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Siikajoki Revonlahti	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turocak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Koksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petajavesi Kuivasmaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keminmaa Liedakkala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Erzin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	42.5 C (108.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Bayas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
High Point Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hustadvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiksi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orlinga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindrith 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tanhoj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pomme de Terre Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Viitasaari Huopana	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mondy	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Betatakin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monterey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

875 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 169, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 229, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 220.

Records on 23 July 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	169
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	229
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 2002 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 20, daily 844.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

615 broken records

Margins by which the 615 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 2002

Top 20 records on 23 July 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 2002	Lincoln, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2002	Clifton, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2002	Smolensk, RU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2002	John Glenn Intl AP, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2002	Glen St Mary 1 W, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2002	Beardstown, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2002	Kharkiv, UA	monthly rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2002	Betatakin, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2002	Kara-Tjurek, RU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2002	Natchez, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2002	Campbell, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2002	Woodstock, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2002	Kelliher, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2002	Urbana Wrf, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2002	Villa Constitucion, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2002	Valley City 3 NNW, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2002	Chemult, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2002	Bowie, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2002	Tower 2S, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2002	Cooperstown, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	103 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

1794 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2002. 2002 had 875 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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 2026-10-15 (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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 July 2002
Margin	Records
0 to 10	544
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3