Weather Records on 10 April 2002

589 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 2002. Highest significance: Superior, US.

Key Facts for 10 April 2002

On 10 April 2002, 589 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
342 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 580 daily.
Superior set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 10 April 2002.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

589 stations

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

Weather records on 10 April 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bessaker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Foxboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Suaqui Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blasillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Duluth	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlan del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deep Springs College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mulege	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tlapa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Tepetitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro Cantaros	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valmora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tolt S Fk Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aragac Visokogornaya	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarifa	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amealco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dimas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

589 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 253, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 10 April 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	253
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 10 April 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 580.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 2002

Top 20 records on 10 April 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 2002	Superior, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2002	Bessaker, NO	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2002	Skagway, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2002	Foxboro, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2002	Parker, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2002	New London, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2002	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2002	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2002	Winter, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2002	Suaqui Grande (Smn), MX	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2002	Blasillo, MX	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2002	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2002	Ganzhou, CN	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2002	Montello 2NE, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2002	Kilauea 1134, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2002	Duluth, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2002	Ixtlan del Rio, MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2002	Ust-Maja, RU	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2002	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily high min	22.5 C (72.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2002	McGill, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	37 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

1793 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2002. 2002 had 589 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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 20	445
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1