Weather Records on 4 May 2002

1,343 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 2002. Highest significance: Aachen, DE.

Key Facts for 4 May 2002

On 4 May 2002, 1,343 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
724 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,283 daily.
Aachen set a daily record precipitation of 30.9 mm (1.2 in) on 4 May 2002.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

1,343 stations

1,343 station records on 4 May 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nokia Tottijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elsdorf/Erftkreis	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boaz	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koblenz-Horchheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orivesi Yliskyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kall-Sistig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vaals	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snowshoe Lake	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koylio Yttila	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sattra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Worms	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alzey	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schaesberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Veraval	India	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Niederworresbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Stammheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Marienberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heinavesi Palokki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blankenrath	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altrier	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gustorp_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,343 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 302, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 422, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 402, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 4 May 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	302
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	422
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	402
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 4 May 2002 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 55, daily 1,283.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,046 broken records

Margins by which the 1,046 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 930.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 2002

Top 20 records on 4 May 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 2002	Aachen, DE	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 May 2002	Nokia Tottijarvi, FI	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 May 2002	Weilerswist-Lommersum, DE	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2002	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2002	Elsdorf/Erftkreis, DE	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2002	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	123 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2002	Cartersville, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2002	Boaz, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2002	Essen-Bredeney, DE	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2002	Koblenz-Horchheim, DE	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2002	Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr, DE	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2002	Deuselbach, DE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2002	Fordyce, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2002	Norcross, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2002	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2002	Orivesi Yliskyla, FI	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2002	Kall-Sistig, DE	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2002	Vaals, NL	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2002	Chickamauga 2 SW, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2002	University, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	49 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

1795 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2002. 2002 had 1,343 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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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 2026-10-17 (17 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 200	1,044
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1