Weather Records on 8 August 2002

1,059 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 2002. Highest significance: Mc Clusky, US.

Key Facts for 8 August 2002

On 8 August 2002, 1,059 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
389 were record highs and 535 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,023 daily.
Mc Clusky set a daily record precipitation of 58.2 mm (2.3 in) on 8 August 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

1,059 stations

1,059 station records on 8 August 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mayen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hulett	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Kazantip (Lh)	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown 11 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Omu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Strelkovoe	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerhaven	Germany	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stanford	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anapa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nahunta 6NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alfhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kyzylorda	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	44.2 C (111.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raynesford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Constanta	Romania	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Homerville 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Picayune	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Peck Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valmora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alexander	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 20 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tonghe	China	Record low maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shaoguan	China	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,059 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 250, Lowest daily maximum 171, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 364, Heaviest daily rainfall 135.

Records on 8 August 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	250
Lowest daily maximum	171
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	364
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 1,023.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

754 broken records

Margins by which the 754 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 2002

Top 20 records on 8 August 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 2002	Mc Clusky, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 August 2002	Mayen, DE	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 August 2002	Kerch, UA	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 August 2002	Hulett, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 August 2002	Boulder, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2002	Cape Kazantip (Lh), UA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2002	Lewistown 11 SSE, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2002	Belcourt Keya Radio, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2002	Virginia City, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	106 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2002	Springview 2NW, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2002	Villa Obregon, MX	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2002	Alturas, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2002	Anaconda, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2002	Denton, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2002	Henichesk, UA	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2002	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2002	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2002	Denton, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2002	Omu, JP	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 2002	Strelkovoe, UA	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	44 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

1793 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2002. 2002 had 1,059 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,001

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Data for records on 2002-08-08: 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	702
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1