Weather Records on 23 April 2002

971 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 2002. Highest significance: Bridgetown Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 23 April 2002

On 23 April 2002, 971 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
597 were record highs and 218 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 931 daily.
Bridgetown Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 62.6 mm (2.5 in) on 23 April 2002.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

971 stations

971 station records on 23 April 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Changde	China	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Erzurum	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Suaqui Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Del Bonita	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yornup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Gully Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carsanga	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aldervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Palma/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newbicup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sunburst 8 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Braganca	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kremlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bokerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
South Newbury	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

971 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 293, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 304, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 23 April 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	293
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	304
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 23 April 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 39, daily 931.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

728 broken records

Margins by which the 728 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 2002

Top 20 records on 23 April 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 2002	Bridgetown Comparison, AU	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2002	Nannup, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2002	Westbourne, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 April 2002	Changde, CN	daily rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2002	Cornwall, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	108 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2002	Erzurum, TR	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2002	Roseau, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2002	Cranbrook, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2002	Wonnenup, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2002	Gordon River, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2002	Suaqui Grande (Smn), MX	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2002	Del Bonita, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2002	Yornup, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2002	Tamaru, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2002	Ponca City Muni AP, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2002	Durham, GB	daily high min	10.5 C (50.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2002	Galway, IE	daily high min	10.3 C (50.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2002	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2002	Bremerton, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2002	Rocky Gully Town, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	40 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 971 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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	705
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1