Weather Records on 13 September 2002

879 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 September 2002. Highest significance: Butte, US.

Key Facts for 13 September 2002

On 13 September 2002, 879 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
540 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 851 daily.
Butte set a daily record precipitation of 79.8 mm (3.1 in) on 13 September 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

879 stations

879 station records on 13 September 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 September 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
C.A.E. la Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Willow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jaskul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Aragon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nadi Airport	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kinchil	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rexford	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	153.3 mm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Erbogacen	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Creighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arellano	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lyngor Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Asker	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kise Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Landvik	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Libres (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Ozernoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bajkit	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tambov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

879 records

Records set or tied on 13 September 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 320, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 220, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 156.

Records on 13 September 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	320
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	220
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 September 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 851.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

675 broken records

Margins by which the 675 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 September 2002

Top 20 records on 13 September 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 2002	Butte, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	87 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 September 2002	Wagner, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 September 2002	New Delhi/Safdarjun, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2002	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2002	C.A.E. la Victoria, MX	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2002	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2002	Red Willow Dam, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2002	Dublin 2SE, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2002	Chilapa (Dge), MX	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2002	Karlstad, SE	daily high max	24.9 C (76.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2002	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2002	Tyndall, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2002	Experiment, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2002	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2002	Skara 1, SE	daily high max	23.5 C (74.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2002	Jaskul, RU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2002	Middleburg, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2002	Frontera Hidalgo, MX	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2002	San Juan de Aragon, MX	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2002	Yurecuaro, MX	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	38 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

1793 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2002. 2002 had 879 records.

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

Records on 09-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1822	1
1835	1
1836	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	2
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1872	3
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1899	7
1900	3
1901	15
1902	30
1903	17
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	6
1908	11
1909	26
1910	11
1911	65
1912	23
1913	43
1914	42
1915	48
1916	19
1917	172
1918	33
1919	88
1920	48
1921	63
1922	124
1923	122
1924	65
1925	294
1926	76
1927	439
1928	253
1929	187
1930	284
1931	639
1932	171
1933	299
1934	187
1935	363
1936	519
1937	486
1938	382
1939	918
1940	841
1941	299
1942	287
1943	602
1944	361
1945	657
1946	423
1947	491
1948	472
1949	935
1950	657
1951	469
1952	569
1953	732
1954	291
1955	387
1956	332
1957	544
1958	578
1959	740
1960	660
1961	972
1962	378
1963	676
1964	645
1965	572
1966	501
1967	420
1968	239
1969	518
1970	1,216
1971	708
1972	396
1973	746
1974	965
1975	1,365
1976	411
1977	457
1978	796
1979	574
1980	648
1981	408
1982	1,004
1983	703
1984	646
1985	852
1986	741
1987	970
1988	902
1989	1,243
1990	1,187
1991	672
1992	580
1993	1,143
1994	667
1995	845
1996	1,117
1997	657
1998	1,654
1999	847
2000	856
2001	841
2002	879
2003	728
2004	743
2005	854
2006	1,076
2007	543
2008	1,508
2009	811
2010	827
2011	1,099
2012	525
2013	966
2014	1,291
2015	879
2016	1,093
2017	946
2018	636
2019	660
2020	591
2021	416
2022	668
2023	514
2024	818
2025	489
2026	880

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Data for records on 2002-09-13: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	655
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2