Weather Records on 13 February 2002

998 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 2002. Highest significance: Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE.

Key Facts for 13 February 2002

On 13 February 2002, 998 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
455 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 965 daily.
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber set a daily record precipitation of 26.0 mm (1.0 in) on 13 February 2002.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

998 stations

998 station records on 13 February 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Weinbiet	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Villa de Arista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mexcaltitan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Inorunie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Durkheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rastatt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manton Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bolaos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bagstowe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bretigny-Sur-Orge	France	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ruppertsecken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Acatitan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orly	France	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atemajac de Brizuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charcas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Telchac Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Estancia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whittier	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paso de Arocha	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sain Alto	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pervomajskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garze	China	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acatitan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Platanito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ojocaliente	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cajon de Pea	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

998 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 248, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 13 February 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	248
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 13 February 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 32, daily 965.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

867 broken records

Margins by which the 867 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 326.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 2002

Top 20 records on 13 February 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 2002	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2002	Weinbiet, DE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2002	Villa de Arista, MX	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2002	Mexcaltitan, MX	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2002	Inorunie Station, AU	all-time rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2002	Bad Durkheim, DE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2002	Rastatt, DE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2002	Manton Dam, AU	daily rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2002	Bolaos, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2002	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2002	Bagstowe Station, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2002	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2002	San Blas, MX	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2002	Santa Rosa, MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2002	Bretigny-Sur-Orge, FR	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2002	Ruppertsecken, DE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2002	Acatitan, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2002	Villanueva (Dge), MX	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2002	Achinsk, RU	daily high min	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2002	Orly, FR	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	14 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

1794 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2002. 2002 had 998 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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 50	858
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1