Weather Records on 16 August 2002

1,258 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 August 2002. Highest significance: Liberty, US.

Key Facts for 16 August 2002

On 16 August 2002, 1,258 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
901 were record highs and 215 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,196 daily.
Liberty set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 16 August 2002.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

1,258 stations

1,258 station records on 16 August 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 August 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tamdy	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Baytown	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Juarez (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mariupol'	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Deer Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tomball	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eielson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gudermes	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narciso Mendoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chamal Nuevo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Artemivsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zinder	Niger	Record low minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osmond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maradi	Niger	Record low minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utsunomiya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,258 records

Records set or tied on 16 August 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 436, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 465, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 142.

Records on 16 August 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	436
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	465
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 August 2002 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 57, daily 1,196.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

856 broken records

Margins by which the 856 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 August 2002

Top 20 records on 16 August 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 2002	Liberty, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	95 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2002	Tamdy, UZ	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2002	Baytown, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 August 2002	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2002	Monroe Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2002	Valle de Juarez (Dge), MX	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2002	Mariupol', UA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2002	Winnfield 3 N, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2002	Houston Deer Park, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2002	Tomball, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2002	Huntsville, US	monthly low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2002	Hult, SE	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2002	Eielson Fld, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2002	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2002	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2002	Ft Grant, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2002	Brenham, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2002	Stockholm, SE	daily high min	19.7 C (67.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2002	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2002	Taylorville 2SE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	46 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 1,258 records.

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

Records on 08-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	2
1811	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	2
1850	1
1856	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	5
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1882	2
1883	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1890	5
1891	2
1893	6
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	4
1898	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	7
1902	5
1903	12
1904	9
1905	9
1906	11
1907	20
1908	31
1909	25
1910	14
1911	16
1912	30
1913	88
1914	10
1915	32
1916	147
1917	27
1918	72
1919	13
1920	144
1921	42
1922	148
1923	135
1924	139
1925	92
1926	165
1927	314
1928	207
1929	509
1930	158
1931	336
1932	348
1933	260
1934	504
1935	496
1936	728
1937	818
1938	700
1939	340
1940	287
1941	371
1942	447
1943	579
1944	467
1945	370
1946	313
1947	477
1948	342
1949	345
1950	305
1951	423
1952	552
1953	558
1954	648
1955	558
1956	413
1957	402
1958	1,013
1959	354
1960	518
1961	866
1962	423
1963	897
1964	831
1965	565
1966	433
1967	829
1968	824
1969	684
1970	386
1971	641
1972	997
1973	592
1974	689
1975	766
1976	1,153
1977	831
1978	835
1979	1,698
1980	855
1981	766
1982	516
1983	1,251
1984	662
1985	1,063
1986	811
1987	1,120
1988	1,594
1989	730
1990	702
1991	601
1992	2,027
1993	820
1994	1,075
1995	1,542
1996	678
1997	1,284
1998	865
1999	697
2000	873
2001	1,136
2002	1,258
2003	1,220
2004	1,239
2005	813
2006	894
2007	1,442
2008	1,183
2009	1,128
2010	1,239
2011	896
2012	669
2013	770
2014	640
2015	841
2016	786
2017	672
2018	412
2019	430
2020	1,382
2021	825
2022	1,145
2023	1,354
2024	765
2025	661
2026	661

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Data for records on 2002-08-16: 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	822
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1