Weather Records on 5 September 2002

710 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 2002. Highest significance: Keflavik, IS.

Key Facts for 5 September 2002

On 5 September 2002, 710 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
491 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 669 daily.
Keflavik set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 5 September 2002.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

710 stations

710 station records on 5 September 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Futenma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	416.6 mm (16.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jamay	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Novillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kumejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	280.9 mm (11.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
X-Pichil	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Palote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Svappavaara	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Three Lynx	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bilma	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Van Buren 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Annaberg-Buchholz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leon (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aginskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tak	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charcas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miahuatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gonzalez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shelihovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Romanovka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Cepet	France	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Ixcuintla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cuajimoloyas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Tepeuxila	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Turocak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsborg_Mo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Betatakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lemland Nyhamn	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

710 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 255, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 236, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 105.

Records on 5 September 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	255
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	236
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 669.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

476 broken records

Margins by which the 476 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 266.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 2002

Top 20 records on 5 September 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 2002	Keflavik, IS	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2002	Futenma, JP	all-time rain	416.6 mm (16.4 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2002	Jamay, MX	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2002	El Novillo, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2002	Kumejima, JP	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2002	Naha, JP	daily rain	280.9 mm (11.1 in)	266.9 mm (10.5 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2002	Moroleon, MX	monthly rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2002	Brule Rs, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2002	X-Pichil, MX	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2002	Casa Grande Nm, US	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2002	Columbia UNIV of Sc, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2002	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2002	Indio Fire STN, US	daily high min	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2002	St Francisville, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2002	El Palote, MX	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2002	Svappavaara, SE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2002	Sells, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2002	Jerome, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2002	Manila, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2002	St Paul, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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

1802 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2002. 2002 had 710 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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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	471
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1