Weather Records on 14 April 2002

1,315 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 2002. Highest significance: Garden Valley, US.

Key Facts for 14 April 2002

On 14 April 2002, 1,315 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
976 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,277 daily.
Garden Valley set a daily record precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 14 April 2002.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

1,315 stations

1,315 station records on 14 April 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kovdor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lovozero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
South Newbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cathlamet 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Oder	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ross Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Temascalcingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Cooper Dr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,315 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 390, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 586, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 14 April 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	390
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	586
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 14 April 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 1,277.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

996 broken records

Margins by which the 996 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 2002

Top 20 records on 14 April 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 2002	Garden Valley, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	107 years	72 of 100 (Major)
14 April 2002	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 April 2002	Rutland, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 April 2002	Cornwall, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 April 2002	Kovdor, RU	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 April 2002	Pinkham Notch, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2002	Watertown, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2002	Whitehall, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2002	Lovozero, RU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2002	South Newbury, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2002	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2002	Ocala, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2002	Eastport, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2002	Salisbury 2 N, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2002	N Creek 5 SE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2002	Lancaster, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2002	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2002	Joseph, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2002	Cathlamet 3NE, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2002	W Palm Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	11 years	47 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

1801 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2002. 2002 had 1,315 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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	963
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1