Weather Records on 8 September 2002

1,238 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 2002. Highest significance: Lees Ferry, US.

Key Facts for 8 September 2002

On 8 September 2002, 1,238 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
802 were record highs and 209 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 1,168 daily.
Lees Ferry set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 8 September 2002.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,238 stations

1,238 station records on 8 September 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lees Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Swanage	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Limon	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Opheim 10 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baytown	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Garissa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Prieta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hopelchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Caney 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 5 SW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnoarmeyskoe	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Xcupil (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vicksburg Military Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpley 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa El Bosque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leon (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Santa Ursula Coapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,238 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 399, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 403, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 227.

Records on 8 September 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	399
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	403
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 2002 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 66, daily 1,168.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

868 broken records

Margins by which the 868 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 145.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 2002

Top 20 records on 8 September 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 2002	Lees Ferry, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 September 2002	Swanage, GB	all-time rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2002	Goliad, US	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2002	Hondo, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2002	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	101 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2002	Limon, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2002	Opheim 10 N, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2002	Bell Ranch, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2002	Baytown, US	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2002	Garissa, KE	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2002	Agua Prieta, MX	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2002	Hopelchen, MX	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2002	Ochoco Rs, US	monthly low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2002	Boerne, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2002	New Caney 2 E, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2002	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2002	Nancheng, CN	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2002	Logan 5 SW Exp Farm, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2002	El Salto (Cfe), MX	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2002	Krasnoarmeyskoe, UA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	44 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

1802 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2002. 2002 had 1,238 records.

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

Records on 09-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1806	1
1813	1
1814	2
1815	2
1833	1
1837	1
1845	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	2
1851	1
1854	1
1855	3
1857	1
1860	3
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	3
1883	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	13
1904	4
1905	10
1906	14
1907	7
1908	4
1909	7
1910	9
1911	20
1912	62
1913	19
1914	37
1915	32
1916	25
1917	166
1918	31
1919	240
1920	59
1921	299
1922	206
1923	116
1924	138
1925	232
1926	141
1927	177
1928	93
1929	397
1930	156
1931	480
1932	465
1933	728
1934	407
1935	353
1936	535
1937	222
1938	397
1939	547
1940	297
1941	477
1942	375
1943	488
1944	769
1945	423
1946	325
1947	586
1948	340
1949	765
1950	570
1951	389
1952	382
1953	324
1954	309
1955	481
1956	717
1957	427
1958	480
1959	667
1960	678
1961	351
1962	682
1963	378
1964	294
1965	472
1966	351
1967	380
1968	308
1969	556
1970	582
1971	704
1972	523
1973	873
1974	626
1975	564
1976	639
1977	726
1978	1,165
1979	813
1980	739
1981	854
1982	605
1983	1,154
1984	1,123
1985	1,492
1986	1,203
1987	880
1988	856
1989	648
1990	747
1991	806
1992	869
1993	783
1994	704
1995	1,324
1996	609
1997	892
1998	1,331
1999	1,196
2000	981
2001	1,643
2002	1,238
2003	819
2004	1,576
2005	1,015
2006	850
2007	1,112
2008	878
2009	832
2010	1,143
2011	1,554
2012	813
2013	831
2014	515
2015	728
2016	951
2017	978
2018	724
2019	903
2020	1,952
2021	1,080
2022	1,567
2023	1,242
2024	1,336
2025	707
2026	699

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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 2026-10-15 (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 20	811
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1