Weather Records on 24 July 2002

796 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 2002. Highest significance: Poshtove, UA.

Key Facts for 24 July 2002

On 24 July 2002, 796 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
343 were record highs and 281 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 767 daily.
Poshtove set an all-time record daily precipitation of 138.0 mm (5.4 in) on 24 July 2002.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

796 stations

796 station records on 24 July 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poshtove	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hofors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Zhijiang	China	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tobyhanna Pocono Mtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chichijima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnoarmeyskoe	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuapse	Russia	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dzardzan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Dale 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Porfirio Diaz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lysekil_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Umbarger	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mondy	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silverpeak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ganyu	China	Record daily precipitation	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Triunfo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Erzin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vittangi	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye Lake 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vallecitos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sater_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ulvsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abingdon 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jasso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

796 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 143, Heaviest daily rainfall 172.

Records on 24 July 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	143
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 2002 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 21, daily 767.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

573 broken records

Margins by which the 573 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 2002

Top 20 records on 24 July 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 2002	Poshtove, UA	all-time rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2002	Hofors, SE	monthly rain	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2002	Louisa, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2002	Zhijiang, CN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2002	Marlin, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2002	Ft Ross, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2002	Tobyhanna Pocono Mtn AP, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2002	Chichijima, JP	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2002	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2002	Moorefield 1 SSE, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	105 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2002	Willits 1 NE, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2002	Newark Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2002	Krasnoarmeyskoe, UA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2002	Troy, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2002	Aberdeen, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2002	Betatakin, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2002	Bowie, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2002	Lafayette 1 NE, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2002	Tuapse, RU	daily rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2002	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	40 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

1799 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2002. 2002 had 796 records.

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

Records on 07-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1813	1
1817	1
1832	1
1836	1
1838	2
1843	2
1844	1
1846	1
1849	2
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	3
1874	1
1875	2
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1889	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	4
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	5
1903	8
1904	19
1905	19
1906	18
1907	8
1908	11
1909	21
1910	36
1911	51
1912	84
1913	30
1914	22
1915	35
1916	32
1917	40
1918	70
1919	19
1920	46
1921	67
1922	186
1923	87
1924	193
1925	154
1926	186
1927	251
1928	237
1929	187
1930	195
1931	364
1932	249
1933	356
1934	994
1935	342
1936	498
1937	327
1938	545
1939	225
1940	568
1941	335
1942	331
1943	278
1944	315
1945	252
1946	407
1947	852
1948	385
1949	408
1950	384
1951	333
1952	534
1953	403
1954	447
1955	445
1956	379
1957	428
1958	372
1959	522
1960	466
1961	612
1962	996
1963	521
1964	517
1965	333
1966	401
1967	344
1968	430
1969	585
1970	553
1971	678
1972	528
1973	743
1974	670
1975	521
1976	521
1977	829
1978	673
1979	652
1980	487
1981	1,025
1982	689
1983	1,425
1984	789
1985	829
1986	1,227
1987	1,220
1988	1,130
1989	896
1990	944
1991	1,092
1992	1,271
1993	1,705
1994	1,153
1995	927
1996	1,145
1997	1,097
1998	990
1999	1,201
2000	1,236
2001	1,186
2002	796
2003	2,254
2004	1,604
2005	1,158
2006	1,694
2007	1,310
2008	1,363
2009	856
2010	1,859
2011	1,514
2012	827
2013	572
2014	922
2015	483
2016	637
2017	559
2018	953
2019	1,221
2020	432
2021	541
2022	681
2023	804
2024	986
2025	879
2026	925

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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	519
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1