Weather Records on 11 February 2002

1,740 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 2002. Highest significance: Waverly, US.

Key Facts for 11 February 2002

On 11 February 2002, 1,740 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
663 were record highs and 422 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 131 monthly and 1,598 daily.
Waverly set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 11 February 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,740 stations

1,740 station records on 11 February 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gwalior	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.4 mm (5.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cabbage Tree Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa (Fools Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Quirio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Club Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.4 mm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Peto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alfhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Higuera Blanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tottori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grambek	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Combienbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Candor 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Piseco	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Finchley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bolonchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tecoman (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frammersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandovales	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Saltito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg-Wandsbek	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Terrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ameca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nochistlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,740 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 243, Lowest daily maximum 296, Highest daily minimum 420, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 628, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 11 February 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	243
Lowest daily maximum	296
Highest daily minimum	420
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	628
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 11 February 2002 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 131, daily 1,598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,503 broken records

Margins by which the 1,503 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

11 February 2002

Top 20 records on 11 February 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 2002	Waverly, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
11 February 2002	Cuitzeo, MX	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 February 2002	El Carmen (Smn), MX	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 February 2002	Gwalior, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 February 2002	Lancaster, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 February 2002	Norwich, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 February 2002	Rutland, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2002	Kowanyama Airport, AU	daily rain	145.4 mm (5.7 in)	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2002	Bonang, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2002	Angermunde, DE	monthly rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2002	Cabbage Tree Creek, AU	monthly rain	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2002	Canaan, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2002	Genoa (Fools Haven), AU	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2002	Quirio, MX	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2002	Berlin, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	114 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2002	Delhi 2 SE, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2002	Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge), AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2002	Club Terrace, AU	monthly rain	161.4 mm (6.4 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2002	Peto (Dge), MX	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2002	Alfhausen, DE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	51 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 1,740 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	1,455
25 to 50	37
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1