Weather Records on 11 August 2002

1,152 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 2002. Highest significance: Passau-Maierhof, DE.

Key Facts for 11 August 2002

On 11 August 2002, 1,152 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
590 were record highs and 358 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 1,082 daily.
Passau-Maierhof set a daily record precipitation of 80.6 mm (3.2 in) on 11 August 2002.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,152 stations

1,152 station records on 11 August 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bouake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Konigsmoor	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tenasco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hollenstein (Kraftwerk)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dorpen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Acatzingo de Hidalgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	40.9 C (105.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerhaven	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eschenbach/Oberpfalz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Helmstedt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muhldorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Egersund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Annaberg-Buchholz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ven	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weiden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zeitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt Am Kulm-Filchendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schwandorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trostberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zinnwald-Georgenfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morioka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	140.1 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg/Oberfranken-Huttst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grainet-Rehberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aue	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufering	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Celle (Stadt)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pemfling-Pitzling	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Benbrook Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,152 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 396, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 234, Heaviest daily rainfall 204.

Records on 11 August 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	396
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	234
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 2002 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 59, daily 1,082.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

883 broken records

Margins by which the 883 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 2002

Top 20 records on 11 August 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 2002	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	115 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 August 2002	Salzburg, AT	daily rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2002	Verhojansk, RU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2002	Wien, AT	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2002	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2002	Vero Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2002	Bareilly, IN	daily rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2002	Bad Reichenhall, DE	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2002	Aiken 5SE, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2002	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2002	Brocken, DE	monthly rain	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	106 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2002	Bouake, CI	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2002	Konigsmoor, DE	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2002	Tenasco, MX	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2002	Hollenstein (Kraftwerk), DE	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2002	Dorpen, DE	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2002	Acatzingo de Hidalgo, MX	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2002	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2002	Kokpekty, KZ	all-time high max	40.9 C (105.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2002	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	105 years	48 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 1,152 records.

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

Records on 08-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	1
1815	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	6
1865	1
1866	6
1869	4
1871	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	13
1903	12
1904	19
1905	9
1906	6
1907	8
1908	10
1909	41
1910	9
1911	24
1912	46
1913	43
1914	26
1915	27
1916	64
1917	217
1918	29
1919	18
1920	54
1921	201
1922	98
1923	80
1924	149
1925	219
1926	140
1927	190
1928	174
1929	354
1930	471
1931	453
1932	281
1933	416
1934	620
1935	499
1936	541
1937	356
1938	315
1939	389
1940	359
1941	807
1942	390
1943	345
1944	936
1945	401
1946	419
1947	709
1948	306
1949	471
1950	320
1951	296
1952	417
1953	283
1954	536
1955	319
1956	457
1957	305
1958	494
1959	337
1960	461
1961	429
1962	662
1963	493
1964	677
1965	793
1966	1,037
1967	1,071
1968	619
1969	533
1970	526
1971	711
1972	823
1973	451
1974	596
1975	753
1976	529
1977	845
1978	433
1979	797
1980	929
1981	645
1982	1,232
1983	1,095
1984	822
1985	804
1986	563
1987	885
1988	1,119
1989	983
1990	760
1991	822
1992	928
1993	840
1994	1,173
1995	1,324
1996	1,147
1997	1,512
1998	1,232
1999	1,152
2000	924
2001	811
2002	1,152
2003	1,601
2004	1,478
2005	1,031
2006	896
2007	1,428
2008	945
2009	836
2010	2,289
2011	1,106
2012	953
2013	470
2014	556
2015	696
2016	1,340
2017	619
2018	861
2019	758
2020	688
2021	834
2022	661
2023	757
2024	643
2025	722
2026	763

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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 2026-10-14 (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	836
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1