Weather Records on 7 December 2002

917 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 2002. Highest significance: Dar Es Salaam Airpo, TZ.

Key Facts for 7 December 2002

On 7 December 2002, 917 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 425 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 892 daily.
Dar Es Salaam Airpo set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 38.6 C (101.5 F) on 7 December 2002.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

917 stations

917 station records on 7 December 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Peck 4 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Seabrook Farms	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Reagan Natl AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beltsville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mechanicsville 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natl Arboretum Dc	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moundsville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Islip-Li Macarthur AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Borden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dora 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vienna	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Locks & Dam	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jfk Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vici 1NNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

917 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 289, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 202.

Records on 7 December 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	289
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	202

Records on 7 December 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 892.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

723 broken records

Margins by which the 723 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 2002

Top 20 records on 7 December 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 2002	Dar Es Salaam Airpo, TZ	monthly high max	38.6 C (101.5 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2002	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2002	Peck 4 SSW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2002	Seabrook Farms, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2002	Dover, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2002	Everett, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2002	New Park, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2002	Staunton Wtp, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2002	Washington Reagan Natl AP, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2002	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2002	Purcellville, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2002	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2002	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2002	Purcellville, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2002	Aberdeen Phillips Fld, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2002	Storrs, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2002	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2002	Riverhead Rsch Farm, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2002	Marlinton, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2002	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	92 years	44 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

1801 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2002. 2002 had 917 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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Data for records on 2002-12-07: 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 25	560
25 to 50	39
50 to 75	34
75 to 100	30
100 to 125	30
125 to 150	19
150 to 175	10
175 to 200	1