Weather Records on 17 August 2002

1,266 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 2002. Highest significance: Seliatyn, UA.

Key Facts for 17 August 2002

On 17 August 2002, 1,266 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
773 were record highs and 337 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,221 daily.
Seliatyn set a daily record precipitation of 67.0 mm (2.6 in) on 17 August 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

1,266 stations

1,266 station records on 17 August 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 August 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Seliatyn	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chamal Nuevo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yaremcha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ceahlau Toaca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Solleftea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Velyka Oleksandrivk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Soledad Nueva	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dzankoj	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crawford 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chipley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,266 records

Records set or tied on 17 August 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 414, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 359, Lowest daily minimum 241, Heaviest daily rainfall 156.

Records on 17 August 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	414
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	359
Lowest daily minimum	241
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 August 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 43, daily 1,221.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

850 broken records

Margins by which the 850 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 2002

Top 20 records on 17 August 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 2002	Seliatyn, UA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2002	Solon Springs, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2002	Chamal Nuevo, MX	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2002	Morgan City, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2002	San Rafael, MX	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2002	Cloquet, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2002	Sundance, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2002	Hickory FAA AP, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2002	Yaremcha, UA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2002	Farmerville, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2002	Chinook, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2002	Ceahlau Toaca, RO	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2002	Ulan-Ude, RU	daily high min	20.1 C (68.2 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2002	Bastrop, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2002	Northville, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2002	Elkhorn, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2002	Solleftea, SE	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2002	Ely AP, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2002	Babuskin, RU	daily high min	16.3 C (61.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2002	Velyka Oleksandrivk, UA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	42 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

1797 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2002. 2002 had 1,266 records.

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

Records on 08-17 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1802	2
1820	2
1837	1
1838	2
1841	2
1842	1
1845	2
1853	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	5
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1888	5
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	14
1902	7
1903	6
1904	2
1905	11
1906	28
1907	9
1908	26
1909	24
1910	17
1911	18
1912	31
1913	79
1914	41
1915	28
1916	33
1917	35
1918	112
1919	37
1920	110
1921	37
1922	169
1923	161
1924	171
1925	130
1926	182
1927	228
1928	131
1929	243
1930	138
1931	302
1932	360
1933	260
1934	377
1935	437
1936	670
1937	726
1938	466
1939	364
1940	341
1941	378
1942	461
1943	743
1944	531
1945	387
1946	433
1947	682
1948	475
1949	371
1950	522
1951	413
1952	470
1953	345
1954	685
1955	465
1956	407
1957	504
1958	519
1959	543
1960	533
1961	998
1962	445
1963	650
1964	410
1965	641
1966	496
1967	679
1968	953
1969	593
1970	467
1971	447
1972	1,044
1973	750
1974	582
1975	612
1976	797
1977	1,216
1978	814
1979	1,464
1980	895
1981	1,112
1982	554
1983	1,574
1984	726
1985	948
1986	916
1987	1,150
1988	1,608
1989	687
1990	949
1991	560
1992	1,813
1993	803
1994	1,038
1995	1,724
1996	752
1997	1,544
1998	1,003
1999	697
2000	994
2001	1,101
2002	1,266
2003	948
2004	1,046
2005	722
2006	814
2007	1,646
2008	1,301
2009	922
2010	1,105
2011	956
2012	1,215
2013	802
2014	997
2015	890
2016	748
2017	544
2018	518
2019	467
2020	1,528
2021	800
2022	1,427
2023	1,032
2024	740
2025	538
2026	535

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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 10	789
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1