Weather Records on 24 September 2002

885 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 2002. Highest significance: Elatma, RU.

Key Facts for 24 September 2002

On 24 September 2002, 885 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
383 were record highs and 344 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 825 daily.
Elatma set a daily record precipitation of 37.4 mm (1.5 in) on 24 September 2002.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

885 stations

885 station records on 24 September 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Metzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Reutlingen-Betzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nilchi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Muna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Isla Arenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Benito Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	246.9 mm (9.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bolonchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hechingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dzan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kreis Biberach Altheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rottweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Xcupil (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Campeche (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Loche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Verhoture	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingen/Donau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Espita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nochistlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Lagartos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Joskar-Ola	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Niederstotzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopelchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rjazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hecelchakan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Comatlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bacadehuachi	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cueramaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Presumida	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nahunta 6NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

885 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 254, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 171, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 24 September 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	254
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	171
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 24 September 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 58, daily 825.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

685 broken records

Margins by which the 685 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 186.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 2002

Top 20 records on 24 September 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 2002	Elatma, RU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2002	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	116 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2002	Kenai AP, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2002	Metzingen, DE	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2002	Munsingen-Apfelstetten, DE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2002	Reutlingen-Betzingen, DE	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 September 2002	Biser, RU	monthly rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2002	Nilchi, MX	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2002	Muna, MX	daily rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2002	Isla Arenas, MX	monthly rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2002	Benito Juarez, MX	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2002	Tres Brazos, MX	daily rain	246.9 mm (9.7 in)	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2002	Bolonchen, MX	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2002	Hechingen, DE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2002	Dzan, MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2002	Brocken, DE	monthly snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2002	Kreis Biberach Altheim, DE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2002	Rottweil, DE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2002	Xcupil (Dge), MX	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 2002	Campeche (Dge), MX	daily rain	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	8 years	47 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

1803 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2002. 2002 had 885 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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 2026-10-17 (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 25	663
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1