Weather Records on 11 September 2002

1,059 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 September 2002. Highest significance: Greer, US.

Key Facts for 11 September 2002

On 11 September 2002, 1,059 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
597 were record highs and 231 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,026 daily.
Greer set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 11 September 2002.
Across 164 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

1,059 stations

1,059 station records on 11 September 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 September 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Springerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Zuni	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zapote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bernardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fence Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Progresso	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Datong	China	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bolonchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kinchil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atenco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Nicolas Tolentino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huamantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sanders	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cliff 11 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jiexiu	China	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Blanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna de Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackvik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Canal KM. 06+250	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Tlalnepantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Magueyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hueyotlipan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,059 records

Records set or tied on 11 September 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 400, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 11 September 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	400
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 September 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 31, daily 1,026.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

791 broken records

Margins by which the 791 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 September 2002

Top 20 records on 11 September 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 September 2002	Greer, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2002	Fruitland, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2002	Springerville, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2002	Alpine, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2002	Zuni, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2002	El Morro Natl Mon, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2002	Ft Sumner, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2002	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2002	Luna Rs, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2002	Zapote, MX	daily rain	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2002	Saint Johns, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2002	McNary 2N, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2002	Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-, MX	daily rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2002	Tuba City, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2002	Bernardo, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2002	Fence Lake, US	all-time rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2002	Milpa Alta, MX	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2002	Sobolevo, RU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2002	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high max	21.3 C (70.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	117 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 2002	Richfield, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	107 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

1809 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2002. 2002 had 1,059 records.

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

Records on 09-11 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1814	3
1818	1
1830	1
1836	1
1838	3
1839	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	1
1860	2
1861	1
1863	2
1865	3
1866	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	4
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	4
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	15
1903	13
1904	4
1905	5
1906	10
1907	9
1908	20
1909	12
1910	19
1911	9
1912	25
1913	22
1914	52
1915	160
1916	17
1917	88
1918	62
1919	52
1920	158
1921	52
1922	78
1923	44
1924	290
1925	260
1926	137
1927	300
1928	127
1929	206
1930	136
1931	868
1932	210
1933	276
1934	144
1935	410
1936	567
1937	324
1938	288
1939	561
1940	891
1941	210
1942	234
1943	335
1944	446
1945	341
1946	262
1947	611
1948	424
1949	450
1950	462
1951	247
1952	549
1953	392
1954	363
1955	479
1956	539
1957	470
1958	748
1959	488
1960	423
1961	524
1962	480
1963	359
1964	1,195
1965	414
1966	392
1967	478
1968	835
1969	685
1970	474
1971	464
1972	507
1973	612
1974	430
1975	644
1976	920
1977	406
1978	911
1979	596
1980	474
1981	347
1982	862
1983	1,243
1984	888
1985	844
1986	1,221
1987	595
1988	1,019
1989	1,301
1990	840
1991	843
1992	672
1993	809
1994	713
1995	619
1996	1,030
1997	808
1998	1,821
1999	1,073
2000	1,469
2001	826
2002	1,059
2003	1,022
2004	740
2005	1,163
2006	1,132
2007	947
2008	916
2009	774
2010	965
2011	1,051
2012	687
2013	1,207
2014	1,100
2015	683
2016	677
2017	916
2018	763
2019	806
2020	1,235
2021	851
2022	617
2023	1,034
2024	889
2025	917
2026	615

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Data for records on 2002-09-11: 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 2026-10-17 (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	735
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2