Weather Records on 14 February 2002

683 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 February 2002. Highest significance: Gargett Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 14 February 2002

On 14 February 2002, 683 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
418 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 668 daily.
Gargett Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 282.0 mm (11.1 in) on 14 February 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

683 stations

683 station records on 14 February 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 February 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	282.0 mm (11.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Toomba Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barnganal Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oonoonba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.4 mm (7.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Lynd Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.4 mm (6.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cdu Katherine Rural Campus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cargoon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eveleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Low Holm Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lucky Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosella Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Giru Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Owens Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	292.0 mm (11.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lansdown Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conjuboy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Werrington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Vega	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sundsfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

683 records

Records set or tied on 14 February 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 211, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 207, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 14 February 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	211
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	207
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 14 February 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 668.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

568 broken records

Margins by which the 568 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 February 2002

Top 20 records on 14 February 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 February 2002	Gargett Post Office, AU	daily rain	282.0 mm (11.1 in)	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 February 2002	Toomba Stud, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2002	Barnganal Blue Mountain, AU	daily rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2002	Katandra, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2002	Kotzebue AP, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2002	Hughenden Station, AU	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2002	Oonoonba, AU	daily rain	192.4 mm (7.6 in)	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2002	The Lynd Station, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2002	Townsville Aero, AU	daily rain	174.4 mm (6.9 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2002	Enisejsk, RU	daily high min	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2002	Cdu Katherine Rural Campus, AU	daily rain	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2002	Cargoon Station, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2002	Wandoo, AU	daily rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2002	Laghouat, DZ	daily high max	25.2 C (77.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	101 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2002	Eveleigh Station, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2002	Astrakan, RU	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2002	Kennebec, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2002	Marquette, US	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	119 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2002	Turgaj, KZ	daily high max	1.2 C (34.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2002	Jakutsk, RU	daily high min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	39 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 683 records.

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

Records on 02-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	1
1806	1
1825	1
1829	1
1830	1
1836	1
1845	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	8
1858	2
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	1
1898	8
1899	13
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	12
1905	30
1906	3
1907	10
1908	20
1909	17
1910	4
1911	100
1912	11
1913	86
1914	71
1915	55
1916	62
1917	122
1918	41
1919	52
1920	26
1921	46
1922	33
1923	133
1924	108
1925	77
1926	147
1927	131
1928	255
1929	222
1930	167
1931	264
1932	243
1933	189
1934	586
1935	444
1936	929
1937	460
1938	596
1939	354
1940	278
1941	148
1942	491
1943	672
1944	435
1945	407
1946	578
1947	738
1948	522
1949	1,336
1950	595
1951	657
1952	281
1953	180
1954	1,383
1955	515
1956	382
1957	482
1958	644
1959	875
1960	945
1961	352
1962	708
1963	247
1964	176
1965	291
1966	719
1967	580
1968	526
1969	822
1970	578
1971	832
1972	379
1973	486
1974	413
1975	400
1976	511
1977	463
1978	1,158
1979	2,176
1980	681
1981	946
1982	843
1983	934
1984	1,138
1985	727
1986	937
1987	702
1988	511
1989	1,224
1990	2,162
1991	1,076
1992	829
1993	629
1994	742
1995	1,981
1996	1,102
1997	935
1998	1,409
1999	842
2000	1,242
2001	1,063
2002	683
2003	1,040
2004	1,180
2005	915
2006	668
2007	1,825
2008	855
2009	979
2010	1,051
2011	802
2012	747
2013	288
2014	1,445
2015	980
2016	1,286
2017	787
2018	391
2019	749
2020	936
2021	3,053
2022	469
2023	736
2024	647
2025	550
2026	627

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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 50	544
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1