Weather Records on 5 August 2002

1,160 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 August 2002. Highest significance: Kerkwerve, NL.

Key Facts for 5 August 2002

On 5 August 2002, 1,160 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
482 were record highs and 365 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,119 daily.
Kerkwerve set a daily record precipitation of 44.9 mm (1.8 in) on 5 August 2002.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,160 stations

1,160 station records on 5 August 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 August 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Eernewoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Biervliet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nijbeets	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barendrecht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Drachten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brouwershaven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eutin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Philippine	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
'S Heerenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wolphaartsdijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McComb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bergumerdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Erfde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brielle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kreileroord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuw Helvoet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vleuten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rostock-Warnemunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wageningen (Pd)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kortgene	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middelburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klundert	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oosterbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hoek_van_Holland_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 8 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Kruis	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vlieland_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dirksland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ezumazijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rdam-Waalhaven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wismar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zoutkamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goedereede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heeg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Noordgouwe	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oost Vlieland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sankt Peter-Ording	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Herbayum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eindhoven-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Las Bayas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,160 records

Records set or tied on 5 August 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 266, Lowest daily maximum 180, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 185, Heaviest daily rainfall 313.

Records on 5 August 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	266
Lowest daily maximum	180
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	185
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 August 2002 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 37, daily 1,119.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

841 broken records

Margins by which the 841 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 August 2002

Top 20 records on 5 August 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 2002	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2002	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2002	Eernewoude, NL	all-time rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2002	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2002	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 August 2002	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	153 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2002	Biervliet, NL	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2002	Niekerk, NL	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2002	Kanin Nos, RU	monthly low min	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2002	Schleswig, DE	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2002	Nijbeets, NL	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2002	Barendrecht, NL	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2002	Drachten, NL	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2002	Robertsdale, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2002	Brouwershaven, NL	monthly rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2002	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2002	Eutin, DE	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2002	Philippine, NL	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2002	'S Heerenhoek, NL	daily rain	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2002	Wolphaartsdijk, NL	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	54 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 1,160 records.

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

Records on 08-05 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	2
1809	1
1830	3
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	2
1874	2
1876	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	11
1900	4
1901	3
1902	6
1903	18
1904	13
1905	22
1906	13
1907	14
1908	25
1909	21
1910	20
1911	16
1912	72
1913	18
1914	22
1915	83
1916	67
1917	40
1918	233
1919	40
1920	81
1921	53
1922	107
1923	180
1924	144
1925	84
1926	113
1927	230
1928	201
1929	243
1930	467
1931	426
1932	228
1933	341
1934	587
1935	422
1936	309
1937	288
1938	420
1939	275
1940	290
1941	443
1942	393
1943	436
1944	520
1945	311
1946	374
1947	710
1948	930
1949	375
1950	681
1951	557
1952	498
1953	1,043
1954	543
1955	640
1956	422
1957	518
1958	503
1959	438
1960	297
1961	823
1962	451
1963	311
1964	610
1965	265
1966	384
1967	347
1968	394
1969	708
1970	468
1971	748
1972	799
1973	983
1974	810
1975	692
1976	721
1977	583
1978	948
1979	561
1980	998
1981	754
1982	776
1983	1,090
1984	789
1985	845
1986	778
1987	1,061
1988	914
1989	915
1990	1,265
1991	828
1992	861
1993	1,145
1994	1,944
1995	1,205
1996	1,029
1997	1,144
1998	1,817
1999	834
2000	704
2001	986
2002	1,160
2003	1,340
2004	848
2005	1,026
2006	932
2007	787
2008	738
2009	777
2010	1,626
2011	1,347
2012	869
2013	436
2014	915
2015	519
2016	544
2017	888
2018	528
2019	533
2020	626
2021	641
2022	1,332
2023	1,087
2024	711
2025	775
2026	1,047

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Data for records on 2002-08-05: 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	785
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1