Weather Records on 11 April 2002

568 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 2002. Highest significance: Perpignan, FR.

Key Facts for 11 April 2002

On 11 April 2002, 568 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
321 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 559 daily.
Perpignan set a daily record precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 11 April 2002.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

568 stations

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

Weather records on 11 April 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Moresby W.O.	Papua New Guinea	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Herman	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Champion van Riper Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lukachukai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aitkin 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Molino Blanco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wing	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckatabon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arroyo Frio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Lake 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Germain	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Tepetitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tenampa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Bar 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Overton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bricelyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valmora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

568 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 11 April 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 11 April 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 559.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

434 broken records

Margins by which the 434 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 2002

Top 20 records on 11 April 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 2002	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
11 April 2002	Kenton, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 April 2002	Milaca, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2002	Mora, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2002	Bayfield 6 N, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2002	Danbury, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2002	Hinckley, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2002	Gordon, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2002	Port Moresby W.O., PG	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2002	Madeline Is, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2002	Stambaugh 2SSE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2002	Couderay 7 W, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2002	Saxon 1WSW, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2002	Ironwood, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2002	Herman, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2002	Willow Rsvr, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2002	Heber, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2002	Champion van Riper Pk, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2002	Moose Lake 1 SSE, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2002	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	55 years	36 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

1800 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2002. 2002 had 568 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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	418
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1