Weather Records on 16 September 2002

1,117 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 2002. Highest significance: Franklinville, US.

Key Facts for 16 September 2002

On 16 September 2002, 1,117 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
551 were record highs and 241 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,087 daily.
Franklinville set an all-time record daily precipitation of 134.9 mm (5.3 in) on 16 September 2002.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

1,117 stations

1,117 station records on 16 September 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	99 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Putneyville 2 SE Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Viesca (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Little Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shimonoseki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
High Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sinnemahoning	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saigo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hornell Almond Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nieves	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Troy L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tobyhanna Pocono Mtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Blessington (Heathcote)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cordoba Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Heiberg Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	42.6 C (108.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,117 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 355, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 325.

Records on 16 September 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	355
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 1,087.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

864 broken records

Margins by which the 864 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 2002

Top 20 records on 16 September 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 2002	Franklinville, US	all-time rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	97 years	99 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 September 2002	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2002	Fitzgerald, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2002	Kerch, UA	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2002	Eastman 1 W, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2002	Portageville 1N, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2002	Putneyville 2 SE Dam, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2002	Locke 2 W, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2002	Victoria Cp&L, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2002	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2002	Chittenden, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2002	Angelica, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2002	Viesca (Dge), MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2002	Freeville 1 NE, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2002	Little Valley, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2002	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2002	Boyup Brook, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2002	Tribes Hill, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2002	Kailua 446, US	monthly low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 2002	Matamoras, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	49 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 1,117 records.

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

Records on 09-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1809	1
1823	2
1828	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1877	4
1879	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	9
1890	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	3
1903	18
1904	5
1905	9
1906	12
1907	14
1908	15
1909	18
1910	26
1911	18
1912	58
1913	43
1914	35
1915	50
1916	60
1917	180
1918	125
1919	26
1920	164
1921	62
1922	147
1923	151
1924	77
1925	212
1926	116
1927	382
1928	62
1929	121
1930	235
1931	568
1932	533
1933	321
1934	519
1935	303
1936	442
1937	536
1938	296
1939	666
1940	188
1941	319
1942	504
1943	270
1944	284
1945	390
1946	610
1947	763
1948	541
1949	486
1950	506
1951	290
1952	378
1953	317
1954	554
1955	490
1956	605
1957	500
1958	538
1959	983
1960	235
1961	833
1962	479
1963	491
1964	859
1965	1,159
1966	838
1967	427
1968	496
1969	360
1970	627
1971	617
1972	451
1973	608
1974	385
1975	836
1976	878
1977	577
1978	421
1979	1,025
1980	568
1981	765
1982	863
1983	814
1984	898
1985	539
1986	862
1987	783
1988	786
1989	854
1990	593
1991	1,367
1992	1,073
1993	1,542
1994	1,008
1995	976
1996	1,403
1997	1,028
1998	1,466
1999	879
2000	1,315
2001	819
2002	1,117
2003	627
2004	746
2005	1,112
2006	1,274
2007	895
2008	1,000
2009	754
2010	880
2011	1,265
2012	572
2013	673
2014	490
2015	926
2016	767
2017	583
2018	921
2019	742
2020	674
2021	454
2022	521
2023	568
2024	885
2025	578
2026	920

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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 10	718
10 to 20	64
20 to 30	36
30 to 40	20
40 to 50	16
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	1