Weather Records on 9 September 2002

1,355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 September 2002. Highest significance: Fowlerton, US.

Key Facts for 9 September 2002

On 9 September 2002, 1,355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
908 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 84 monthly and 1,266 daily.
Fowlerton set an all-time record daily precipitation of 325.1 mm (12.8 in) on 9 September 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,355 stations

1,355 station records on 9 September 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 September 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	325.1 mm (12.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	257.3 mm (10.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Landshut	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kadoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Upton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Twistetal-Muhlhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Uberlingen/Bodensee	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Swanage	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hurn	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Espita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laredo 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vitim	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keele	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maitinez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newtown Linford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bognor Regis	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Everton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chino Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Rushmore Nmem	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,355 records

Records set or tied on 9 September 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 553, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 355, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 286, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 9 September 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	553
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	355
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 September 2002 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 84, daily 1,266.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

978 broken records

Margins by which the 978 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 113.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 September 2002

Top 20 records on 9 September 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 2002	Fowlerton, US	all-time rain	325.1 mm (12.8 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	15 years	73 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2002	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2002	Newcastle, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2002	Khartoum, SD	all-time rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2002	Dilley, US	monthly rain	257.3 mm (10.1 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2002	Landshut, DE	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2002	Kadoka, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2002	Upton, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 September 2002	Twistetal-Muhlhausen, DE	monthly rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2002	Philip AP, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2002	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2002	Uberlingen/Bodensee, DE	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2002	Leoti, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2002	Alice, US	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2002	Swanage, GB	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2002	Hurn, GB	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2002	Julesburg, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2002	Midland, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2002	Aneth Plt, US	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	102 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2002	Espita, MX	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	52 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

1806 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2002. 2002 had 1,355 records.

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

Records on 09-09 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1836	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1883	3
1884	4
1886	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	4
1894	3
1895	7
1897	3
1898	5
1899	6
1900	1
1901	4
1902	5
1903	14
1904	9
1905	8
1906	24
1907	9
1908	5
1909	9
1910	17
1911	27
1912	48
1913	12
1914	69
1915	48
1916	16
1917	44
1918	40
1919	74
1920	145
1921	92
1922	115
1923	58
1924	232
1925	248
1926	168
1927	246
1928	108
1929	362
1930	211
1931	558
1932	302
1933	433
1934	256
1935	461
1936	297
1937	242
1938	416
1939	429
1940	294
1941	763
1942	357
1943	596
1944	719
1945	355
1946	366
1947	465
1948	307
1949	1,407
1950	426
1951	338
1952	511
1953	344
1954	283
1955	608
1956	742
1957	390
1958	419
1959	736
1960	492
1961	383
1962	847
1963	400
1964	488
1965	326
1966	366
1967	367
1968	440
1969	603
1970	584
1971	498
1972	464
1973	517
1974	689
1975	555
1976	773
1977	410
1978	702
1979	878
1980	829
1981	1,011
1982	814
1983	958
1984	1,304
1985	1,269
1986	1,026
1987	676
1988	836
1989	983
1990	762
1991	882
1992	620
1993	886
1994	892
1995	937
1996	809
1997	837
1998	1,667
1999	1,013
2000	811
2001	1,647
2002	1,355
2003	786
2004	1,603
2005	1,068
2006	917
2007	948
2008	1,161
2009	792
2010	1,049
2011	1,328
2012	681
2013	974
2014	590
2015	806
2016	1,210
2017	661
2018	876
2019	953
2020	2,579
2021	1,458
2022	1,094
2023	1,222
2024	1,146
2025	520
2026	815

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Data for records on 2002-09-09: 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 2026-10-17 (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 20	905
20 to 40	51
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	1