Weather Records on 9 May 2002

1,489 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 2002. Highest significance: Brunswick, US.

Key Facts for 9 May 2002

On 9 May 2002, 1,489 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
761 were record highs and 517 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 1,414 daily.
Brunswick set a daily record precipitation of 88.1 mm (3.5 in) on 9 May 2002.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

1,489 stations

1,489 station records on 9 May 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Renningen-Ihinger Hof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lerma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Snowshoe Lake	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lees Summit Reed Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Astatla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin Gateway 10SSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ballantine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,489 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 266, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 495, Lowest daily minimum 368, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 9 May 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	266
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	495
Lowest daily minimum	368
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 9 May 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 73, daily 1,414.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,112 broken records

Margins by which the 1,112 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 2002

Top 20 records on 9 May 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 2002	Brunswick, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2002	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	97 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2002	Lansing, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2002	Shelbina, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	107 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2002	Cavalier 7NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2002	Waukon 3NNE, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2002	Towner 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2002	Tryvasshogda, NO	daily snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	143.0 cm (56.3 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 May 2002	Danville 2 SE, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2002	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2002	Richland Ctr, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2002	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	107 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2002	Renningen-Ihinger Hof, DE	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2002	Edmore 4NW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2002	Mantova, IT	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2002	Mohall, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2002	Petersburg 2 N, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2002	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2002	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2002	Westhope, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	48 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 1,489 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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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 200	1,109
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1