Weather Records on 1 August 2002

1,249 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 2002. Highest significance: Lensk, RU.

Key Facts for 1 August 2002

On 1 August 2002, 1,249 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
776 were record highs and 257 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 99 monthly and 1,133 daily.
Lensk set a daily record precipitation of 41.2 mm (1.6 in) on 1 August 2002.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,249 stations

1,249 station records on 1 August 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lysekil_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lahti Laune	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Las Bayas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kylmakoski Jokihaavisto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas (Bisbee) Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kargasok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
High Mowthorpe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oost Vlieland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Altgeringswalde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vihti Siippoo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alberga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heltermaa	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzerhaken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey: Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Cantaros	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sneek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parrish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Champion van Riper Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Durkheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thorsby Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arellano	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dingle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,249 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 419, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 357, Lowest daily minimum 160, Heaviest daily rainfall 216.

Records on 1 August 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	419
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	357
Lowest daily minimum	160
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 2002 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 99, daily 1,133.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

946 broken records

Margins by which the 946 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 2002

Top 20 records on 1 August 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 2002	Lensk, RU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 August 2002	Lysekil_D, SE	all-time rain	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 August 2002	Cuxhaven, DE	all-time rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2002	Hawarden Bridge, GB	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2002	Lahti Laune, FI	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2002	Las Bayas, MX	monthly low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2002	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2002	Kuusiku, EE	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2002	Kylmakoski Jokihaavisto, FI	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2002	Charles City, US	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	105 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2002	Douglas (Bisbee) Intl AP, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2002	Bradford, GB	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2002	Kargasok, RU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2002	High Mowthorpe, GB	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2002	Pakri, EE	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2002	San Luis de la Paz, MX	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2002	Oost Vlieland, NL	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2002	Altgeringswalde, DE	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2002	Vihti Siippoo, FI	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2002	Hult, SE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	45 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

1797 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2002. 2002 had 1,249 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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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 1 August 2002
Margin	Records
0 to 10	868
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2