Weather Records on 11 May 2002

845 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 2002. Highest significance: Bridgetown Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 11 May 2002

On 11 May 2002, 845 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
495 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 821 daily.
Bridgetown Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 52.4 mm (2.1 in) on 11 May 2002.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

845 stations

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

Weather records on 11 May 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Genthin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sola	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ragan	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Slatteroy Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snowshoe Lake	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merklingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chaparaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nedre Vats	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wedgefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lijing	China	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Husnes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peotone	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph Rosecrans Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emmendingen-Mundingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Patna	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorheim I Ryfylke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

845 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 214, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 281, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 11 May 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	214
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	281
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 11 May 2002 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 19, daily 821.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

616 broken records

Margins by which the 616 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1510.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 2002

Top 20 records on 11 May 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 2002	Bridgetown Comparison, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2002	Tryvasshogda, NO	daily snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	151.0 cm (59.4 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2002	Columbia, US	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2002	Geneseo, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2002	Galva, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2002	Genthin, DE	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2002	Sola, NO	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2002	Etne, NO	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2002	Ft Madison, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2002	Ragan, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2002	Slatteroy Fyr, NO	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2002	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2002	Edina, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2002	Miller, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2002	Palmerville, AU	daily low min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2002	Brandenburg-Gorden, DE	monthly rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2002	Rosendal, NO	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2002	Trenton, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2002	Lyons, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2002	Olekminsk, RU	daily high min	9.3 C (48.7 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	89 years	46 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

1814 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2002. 2002 had 845 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

Download the Data

Data for records on 2002-05-11: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	614
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1