Weather Records on 22 September 2002

718 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 2002. Highest significance: Muna, MX.

Key Facts for 22 September 2002

On 22 September 2002, 718 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
346 were record highs and 240 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 688 daily.
Muna set an all-time record daily precipitation of 236.2 mm (9.3 in) on 22 September 2002.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

718 stations

718 station records on 22 September 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Shahat	Libya	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Abala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	249.9 mm (9.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sotuta (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Izamal Escuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hopelchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hecelchakan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pixoyal (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monclova	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Xcupil (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chanchichimila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Loche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	247.1 mm (9.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Payne	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salzwedel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Silvituc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buctzotz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Tempelhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tihosuco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boaz	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
X-Pichil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sand Mt Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Blair Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pustunich	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Oder	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laurelton Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hightower	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bacadehuachi	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Telchac Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Zehlendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chicxulub Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

718 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 132.

Records on 22 September 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 September 2002 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 24, daily 688.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

504 broken records

Margins by which the 504 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 196.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 2002

Top 20 records on 22 September 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 2002	Muna, MX	all-time rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2002	Shahat, LY	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2002	Guntersville, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	89 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2002	Putbus, DE	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	132 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2002	Abala, MX	all-time rain	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	10 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2002	Carrollton, US	monthly rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 September 2002	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2002	Telchaquillo, MX	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2002	Ingenio Catmis, MX	all-time rain	249.9 mm (9.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2002	Sotuta (Dge), MX	daily rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2002	Izamal Escuela, MX	all-time rain	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2002	Brandenburg-Gorden, DE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2002	Candelaria (Smn), MX	daily rain	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2002	Hopelchen, MX	daily rain	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2002	Hecelchakan (Smn), MX	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2002	Pixoyal (Smn), MX	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2002	Gospic, HR	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2002	Monclova, MX	daily rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2002	Xcupil (Dge), MX	daily rain	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2002	Chanchichimila, MX	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	50 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 718 records.

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

Records on 09-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1824	1
1825	1
1827	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	2
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1851	3
1855	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1881	2
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	3
1898	8
1899	12
1900	3
1901	3
1902	7
1903	4
1904	34
1905	5
1906	16
1907	12
1908	10
1909	6
1910	18
1911	17
1912	17
1913	43
1914	48
1915	23
1916	236
1917	128
1918	25
1919	64
1920	35
1921	44
1922	27
1923	118
1924	132
1925	265
1926	214
1927	160
1928	119
1929	166
1930	231
1931	732
1932	189
1933	230
1934	348
1935	231
1936	448
1937	507
1938	394
1939	266
1940	621
1941	424
1942	323
1943	266
1944	299
1945	739
1946	288
1947	583
1948	345
1949	385
1950	394
1951	419
1952	383
1953	253
1954	359
1955	584
1956	490
1957	580
1958	633
1959	416
1960	360
1961	555
1962	732
1963	351
1964	249
1965	841
1966	595
1967	507
1968	526
1969	488
1970	1,197
1971	500
1972	448
1973	509
1974	1,075
1975	591
1976	538
1977	632
1978	620
1979	991
1980	1,199
1981	754
1982	1,122
1983	2,060
1984	614
1985	820
1986	729
1987	1,300
1988	665
1989	1,155
1990	795
1991	758
1992	1,011
1993	1,448
1994	941
1995	2,498
1996	916
1997	851
1998	1,251
1999	1,172
2000	1,508
2001	604
2002	718
2003	1,472
2004	948
2005	1,155
2006	1,260
2007	896
2008	830
2009	985
2010	1,217
2011	611
2012	568
2013	673
2014	812
2015	666
2016	1,096
2017	1,272
2018	574
2019	651
2020	687
2021	432
2022	985
2023	905
2024	502
2025	387
2026	309

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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 25	457
25 to 50	24
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1