Weather Records on 30 July 2002

1,346 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 July 2002. Highest significance: Kaneohe 838.1, US.

Key Facts for 30 July 2002

On 30 July 2002, 1,346 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
953 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,300 daily.
Kaneohe 838.1 set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 30 July 2002.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,346 stations

1,346 station records on 30 July 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 July 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Rorvik_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lunteren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coconut Is 840.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carnwath	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hoek_van_Holland_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Faskally	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waddington	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Terrington St Clement	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eersel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Susuman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Intl	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Drachten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newtown Linford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sledge	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sabancuy	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zyrjanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,346 records

Records set or tied on 30 July 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 345, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 608, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 243.

Records on 30 July 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	345
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	608
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 July 2002 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 34, daily 1,300.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

998 broken records

Margins by which the 998 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 July 2002

Top 20 records on 30 July 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 July 2002	Kaneohe 838.1, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
30 July 2002	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
30 July 2002	Rorvik_D, SE	all-time rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 July 2002	Durham, GB	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2002	Lunteren, NL	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2002	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2002	Bradford, GB	daily rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2002	Leuchars, GB	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2002	Coconut Is 840.1, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2002	Carnwath, GB	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2002	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2002	Hoek_van_Holland_1, NL	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2002	Faskally, GB	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2002	Saguache, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2002	Falls Village, US	all-time high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2002	Myakka Rvr Sp, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2002	Aspermont, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2002	Waddington, GB	monthly rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2002	Terrington St Clement, GB	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 2002	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	48 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 1,346 records.

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

Records on 07-30 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1827	1
1828	2
1829	1
1830	1
1834	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	2
1885	3
1886	5
1887	6
1888	5
1889	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	10
1894	6
1895	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	8
1899	2
1900	4
1901	11
1902	6
1903	25
1904	17
1905	29
1906	22
1907	11
1908	23
1909	30
1910	8
1911	54
1912	21
1913	34
1914	52
1915	26
1916	150
1917	93
1918	42
1919	19
1920	188
1921	193
1922	40
1923	428
1924	80
1925	275
1926	186
1927	109
1928	210
1929	221
1930	170
1931	432
1932	275
1933	451
1934	619
1935	340
1936	452
1937	245
1938	388
1939	395
1940	562
1941	371
1942	304
1943	397
1944	289
1945	299
1946	409
1947	394
1948	489
1949	512
1950	552
1951	322
1952	581
1953	345
1954	504
1955	787
1956	506
1957	289
1958	344
1959	391
1960	793
1961	511
1962	378
1963	308
1964	483
1965	978
1966	527
1967	282
1968	530
1969	506
1970	431
1971	2,319
1972	758
1973	434
1974	569
1975	1,049
1976	590
1977	641
1978	646
1979	761
1980	962
1981	851
1982	821
1983	904
1984	997
1985	1,029
1986	952
1987	1,084
1988	826
1989	1,227
1990	795
1991	734
1992	1,003
1993	965
1994	1,631
1995	1,207
1996	1,317
1997	933
1998	1,240
1999	1,456
2000	1,030
2001	1,400
2002	1,346
2003	1,163
2004	936
2005	788
2006	1,103
2007	1,160
2008	763
2009	1,328
2010	1,331
2011	1,003
2012	731
2013	737
2014	1,199
2015	682
2016	460
2017	464
2018	1,038
2019	486
2020	762
2021	839
2022	845
2023	683
2024	705
2025	869
2026	1,001

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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 2026-10-12 (12 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 July 2002
Margin	Records
0 to 10	914
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	4