Weather Records on 3 August 2002

1,000 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 August 2002. Highest significance: Petropavlovskij Majak, RU.

Key Facts for 3 August 2002

On 3 August 2002, 1,000 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
441 were record highs and 312 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 958 daily.
Petropavlovskij Majak set a daily record precipitation of 82.9 mm (3.3 in) on 3 August 2002.
Across 156 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,000 stations

1,000 station records on 3 August 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 August 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Nizhni Sirohozy	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tynda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winsted	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
East Bergholt	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aurich	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hammer Odde Fyr-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coyutla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aldan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sutur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ameca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stewart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Gregorio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Teocelo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Acambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ochoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merriman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,000 records

Records set or tied on 3 August 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 247, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 203, Heaviest daily rainfall 247.

Records on 3 August 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	247
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	203
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 August 2002 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 37, daily 958.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

729 broken records

Margins by which the 729 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 August 2002

Top 20 records on 3 August 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 August 2002	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	105 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2002	Nizhni Sirohozy, UA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2002	Tynda, RU	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2002	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	105 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2002	Maitland (Weetulta), AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2002	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2002	Viljujsk, RU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2002	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2002	Winsted, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2002	East Bergholt, GB	all-time rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2002	Aurich, DE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2002	Waverly, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2002	Keflavik, IS	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2002	Sauda, NO	all-time high min	20.2 C (68.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2002	Rushville, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2002	Hammer Odde Fyr-1, DK	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2002	Hatteras, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2002	Moscow U of I, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2002	Gran Quivira Natl Mon, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2002	Coyutla (Cfe), MX	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	29 years	42 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

1815 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2002. 2002 had 1,000 records.

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

Records on 08-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1834	2
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1847	1
1849	1
1854	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1868	1
1872	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	4
1879	3
1880	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1890	2
1891	1
1894	1
1895	11
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1902	6
1903	12
1904	6
1905	7
1906	20
1907	31
1908	23
1909	21
1910	14
1911	31
1912	68
1913	21
1914	24
1915	49
1916	55
1917	72
1918	71
1919	34
1920	56
1921	181
1922	33
1923	149
1924	165
1925	99
1926	300
1927	315
1928	332
1929	207
1930	816
1931	313
1932	319
1933	304
1934	434
1935	520
1936	555
1937	350
1938	542
1939	866
1940	292
1941	305
1942	328
1943	521
1944	530
1945	259
1946	316
1947	586
1948	414
1949	415
1950	445
1951	547
1952	326
1953	617
1954	401
1955	713
1956	640
1957	378
1958	389
1959	360
1960	482
1961	620
1962	359
1963	352
1964	891
1965	679
1966	444
1967	327
1968	368
1969	625
1970	394
1971	891
1972	757
1973	724
1974	906
1975	978
1976	892
1977	544
1978	832
1979	486
1980	800
1981	579
1982	778
1983	807
1984	925
1985	691
1986	750
1987	1,105
1988	1,046
1989	824
1990	845
1991	705
1992	869
1993	1,033
1994	973
1995	1,216
1996	965
1997	709
1998	1,406
1999	893
2000	869
2001	1,021
2002	1,000
2003	1,504
2004	980
2005	912
2006	1,514
2007	750
2008	926
2009	746
2010	1,392
2011	1,518
2012	685
2013	535
2014	960
2015	615
2016	640
2017	1,144
2018	1,039
2019	451
2020	708
2021	841
2022	654
2023	1,044
2024	1,401
2025	929
2026	1,242

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Data for records on 2002-08-03: 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 10	669
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1