Weather Records on 14 August 2002

1,576 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 2002. Highest significance: Guadalajara (Dge), MX.

Key Facts for 14 August 2002

On 14 August 2002, 1,576 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
978 were record highs and 325 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 1,501 daily.
Guadalajara (Dge) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 163.8 mm (6.4 in) on 14 August 2002.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,576 stations

1,576 station records on 14 August 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charcas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Myronivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Keiser	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Advance 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa (Fools Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Media Luna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santuario	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Storsteinnes I Balsfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Venado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Torsvag Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Naimakka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Priluky	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parks 6 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dora 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotonosha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Venados	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barrington 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Overtornea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Odell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,576 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 609, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 369, Lowest daily minimum 197, Heaviest daily rainfall 273.

Records on 14 August 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	609
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	369
Lowest daily minimum	197
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 2002 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 58, daily 1,501.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,161 broken records

Margins by which the 1,161 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 2002

Top 20 records on 14 August 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 2002	Guadalajara (Dge), MX	all-time rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	72 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2002	Kautokeino, NO	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2002	Sihccajavri, NO	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2002	Poltava, UA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2002	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2002	Charcas (Smn), MX	all-time rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2002	Karesuando, SE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2002	Myronivka, UA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2002	Chilapa (Dge), MX	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2002	Keiser, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2002	Jackson, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2002	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2002	Advance 1 S, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2002	Genoa (Fools Haven), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2002	Hagansport, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2002	Media Luna, MX	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2002	Santuario, MX	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2002	Tahlequah, US	all-time rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2002	Storsteinnes I Balsfjord, NO	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2002	Wagoner, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 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 1,576 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,098
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1