Weather Records on 10 February 2002

1,256 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 February 2002. Highest significance: W Palm Beach Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 10 February 2002

On 10 February 2002, 1,256 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
638 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,233 daily.
W Palm Beach Intl AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 126.2 mm (5.0 in) on 10 February 2002.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

1,256 stations

1,256 station records on 10 February 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 February 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pixoyal (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pustunich	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hecelchakan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Agedabia	Libya	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Lagartos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
C.I.A.P.Y.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Intricate Bay	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Telchac Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Won Wron Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Solferino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tavernier	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benghazi Benina	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campeche (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	43.6 C (110.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Linton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sabancuy	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiksi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-50.5 C (-58.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dzardzan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-55.3 C (-67.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaliningrad	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,256 records

Records set or tied on 10 February 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 253, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 385, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 413, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 10 February 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	253
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	385
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	413
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 10 February 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 1,233.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,092 broken records

Margins by which the 1,092 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 February 2002

Top 20 records on 10 February 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 February 2002	W Palm Beach Intl AP, US	monthly rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 February 2002	Pixoyal (Smn), MX	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 February 2002	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2002	Bradford, GB	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2002	Greene, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2002	Palizada, MX	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2002	Candelaria (Smn), MX	monthly rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2002	Vero Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2002	Pustunich, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2002	Hecelchakan (Smn), MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2002	Poltava, UA	daily high max	8.6 C (47.5 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2002	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2002	Agedabia, LY	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2002	Muna, MX	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2002	Wallareenya, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2002	Rio Lagartos, MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2002	C.I.A.P.Y., MX	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2002	Intricate Bay, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2002	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high max	8.4 C (47.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2002	Parnu, EE	daily high min	2.1 C (35.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	107 years	41 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

1798 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2002. 2002 had 1,256 records.

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

Records on 02-10 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1829	1
1845	1
1853	1
1856	2
1857	1
1858	1
1862	3
1864	1
1865	1
1869	3
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	4
1876	1
1878	1
1879	3
1881	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1895	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	22
1902	3
1903	11
1904	14
1905	7
1906	11
1907	6
1908	9
1909	16
1910	14
1911	105
1912	43
1913	27
1914	52
1915	20
1916	77
1917	28
1918	44
1919	69
1920	62
1921	40
1922	62
1923	107
1924	87
1925	348
1926	142
1927	61
1928	151
1929	456
1930	77
1931	95
1932	1,196
1933	583
1934	369
1935	420
1936	366
1937	401
1938	543
1939	931
1940	560
1941	221
1942	412
1943	286
1944	580
1945	144
1946	398
1947	584
1948	490
1949	396
1950	244
1951	986
1952	538
1953	558
1954	619
1955	836
1956	626
1957	668
1958	527
1959	1,173
1960	683
1961	764
1962	741
1963	625
1964	410
1965	887
1966	1,235
1967	342
1968	345
1969	1,176
1970	698
1971	1,094
1972	240
1973	755
1974	356
1975	585
1976	1,440
1977	639
1978	1,159
1979	1,807
1980	1,054
1981	1,572
1982	1,214
1983	500
1984	435
1985	912
1986	1,140
1987	762
1988	819
1989	729
1990	1,666
1991	584
1992	646
1993	857
1994	1,402
1995	757
1996	1,397
1997	778
1998	1,411
1999	1,912
2000	961
2001	1,102
2002	1,256
2003	859
2004	757
2005	1,058
2006	477
2007	854
2008	915
2009	1,543
2010	1,358
2011	2,103
2012	963
2013	602
2014	824
2015	937
2016	942
2017	1,568
2018	560
2019	973
2020	1,235
2021	837
2022	772
2023	705
2024	1,197
2025	803
2026	636

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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 100	1,088
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1