Weather Records on 27 July 2002

816 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 2002. Highest significance: Ft Grant, US.

Key Facts for 27 July 2002

On 27 July 2002, 816 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
518 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 793 daily.
Ft Grant set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 27 July 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

816 stations

816 station records on 27 July 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Grant	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Las Bayas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Argostoli	Greece	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Larissa	Greece	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anvil Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Reynolds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hibbing Chisholm Hibbing AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cinco Seores	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Serdan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nyssa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Novy-Port	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olovjannaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rhum: Kinloch	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saran-Paul	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mohyliv-Podilskyi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

816 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 245, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 273, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 130.

Records on 27 July 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	245
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	273
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 2002 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 19, daily 793.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

579 broken records

Margins by which the 579 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 2002

Top 20 records on 27 July 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 2002	Ft Grant, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 July 2002	Franklin, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 July 2002	New London, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 July 2002	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2002	Brackettville, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	99 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2002	Tucson WFO, US	daily low max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2002	Rock Is L&D 15, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	126 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2002	San Marcos, MX	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2002	Springerville, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2002	Las Bayas, MX	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2002	Havana, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2002	Lincoln, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2002	Argostoli, GR	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2002	San Blas, MX	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2002	Lajas Substn, PR	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2002	Marlin, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2002	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2002	Butler, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2002	Syktyvkar, RU	daily high min	20.3 C (68.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2002	Hillsdale, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	92 years	43 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

1805 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2002. 2002 had 816 records.

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

Records on 07-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	2
1820	1
1832	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1857	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	4
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	5
1884	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	3
1889	4
1890	5
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	4
1900	5
1901	11
1902	4
1903	13
1904	13
1905	7
1906	16
1907	14
1908	17
1909	18
1910	7
1911	51
1912	89
1913	43
1914	44
1915	31
1916	143
1917	46
1918	103
1919	86
1920	67
1921	123
1922	95
1923	142
1924	71
1925	234
1926	131
1927	69
1928	222
1929	177
1930	786
1931	429
1932	172
1933	414
1934	471
1935	289
1936	971
1937	407
1938	287
1939	284
1940	632
1941	457
1942	258
1943	326
1944	398
1945	337
1946	680
1947	389
1948	485
1949	418
1950	797
1951	207
1952	476
1953	248
1954	294
1955	521
1956	325
1957	372
1958	491
1959	395
1960	385
1961	277
1962	1,009
1963	584
1964	335
1965	434
1966	594
1967	559
1968	391
1969	588
1970	379
1971	1,083
1972	790
1973	751
1974	403
1975	588
1976	426
1977	878
1978	583
1979	749
1980	760
1981	1,233
1982	584
1983	1,455
1984	1,613
1985	571
1986	836
1987	1,108
1988	936
1989	1,103
1990	846
1991	763
1992	791
1993	1,317
1994	1,851
1995	1,192
1996	950
1997	1,173
1998	1,363
1999	820
2000	1,019
2001	1,265
2002	816
2003	1,064
2004	1,552
2005	1,743
2006	1,321
2007	904
2008	784
2009	829
2010	1,330
2011	1,007
2012	823
2013	1,110
2014	590
2015	743
2016	565
2017	460
2018	737
2019	597
2020	842
2021	1,131
2022	855
2023	826
2024	646
2025	853
2026	1,171

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Data for records on 2002-07-27: 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	558
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1