Weather Records on 6 August 2002

988 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 2002. Highest significance: Covington 8 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 6 August 2002

On 6 August 2002, 988 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
448 were record highs and 341 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 951 daily.
Covington 8 WNW set a daily record precipitation of 103.9 mm (4.1 in) on 6 August 2002.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

988 stations

988 station records on 6 August 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Broadus	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	138.3 mm (5.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stpiy	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Las Bayas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lozova	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Knin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tylertown 5ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kyrylivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zortman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Vicente	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jarud Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt Am Kulm-Filchendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weiden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kentwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

988 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 268, Lowest daily maximum 170, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 171, Heaviest daily rainfall 199.

Records on 6 August 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	268
Lowest daily maximum	170
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	171
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 951.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

679 broken records

Margins by which the 679 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 2002

Top 20 records on 6 August 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 2002	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	100 years	78 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2002	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2002	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2002	Rostov-Na-Donu, RU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2002	Broadus, US	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2002	Bad Reichenhall, DE	monthly rain	138.3 mm (5.4 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2002	Alexandria, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2002	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2002	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2002	Torrington Exp Farm, US	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2002	Stpiy, UA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2002	Columbia, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2002	Greifswald, DE	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2002	Las Bayas, MX	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2002	Lozova, UA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2002	Putbus, DE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	116 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2002	Knin, HR	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2002	Tylertown 5ESE, US	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2002	Hill City, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2002	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	49 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 988 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	954

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Data for records on 2002-08-06: 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	636
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1