Weather Records on 15 August 2002

1,307 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 2002. Highest significance: Houston William P Hobby AP, US.

Key Facts for 15 August 2002

On 15 August 2002, 1,307 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
894 were record highs and 201 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,247 daily.
Houston William P Hobby AP set a daily record precipitation of 140.2 mm (5.5 in) on 15 August 2002.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,307 stations

1,307 station records on 15 August 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	299.0 mm (11.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Jocoque	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kolomak	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warner Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Gaspar de Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tullinge A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lagos de Moreno (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gilmer 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houston-Westbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Welder Wildlife Foundation	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huili	China	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Union de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosa Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
College STN Easterwood Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Potrerillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valujki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hadiach	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McLeods Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Comatlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Romanovka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,307 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 531, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 363, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 212.

Records on 15 August 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	531
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	363
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 2002 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 54, daily 1,247.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

937 broken records

Margins by which the 937 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 2002

Top 20 records on 15 August 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 2002	Houston William P Hobby AP, US	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	121.1 mm (4.8 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2002	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2002	Alvin, US	monthly rain	299.0 mm (11.8 in)	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	13 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2002	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2002	El Campo, US	monthly rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2002	Freeport 2 NW, US	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2002	Presa Jocoque, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2002	Kolomak, UA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2002	Sealy, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2002	Warner Glen, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2002	San Gaspar de Los Reyes, MX	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2002	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2002	Odesa, UA	all-time rain	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2002	Tullinge A, SE	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2002	Lagos de Moreno (Dge), MX	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2002	Stockholm, SE	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	119 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2002	Gilmer 4 WNW, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2002	Levan, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	102 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2002	Houston-Westbury, US	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2002	Chilapa (Dge), MX	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	43 years	47 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 1,307 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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	885
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	3