Weather Records on 29 September 2002

557 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 2002. Highest significance: Wendelstein, DE.

Key Facts for 29 September 2002

On 29 September 2002, 557 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
289 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 539 daily.
Wendelstein set a daily record snow depth of 60.0 cm (23.6 in) on 29 September 2002.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

557 stations

557 station records on 29 September 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wendelstein	Germany	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yecora (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Ildelfonso Villa Alta	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Conos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bacadehuachi	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dzan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hitra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saskylah	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Temoaya	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edirne	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cabbage Tree Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Cuarto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bendoc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kermanshah	Iran	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hiroo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huajimic	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Craiova	Romania	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro Maravilla	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lahr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Saltito	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Presa El Bosque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sitiawan	Malaysia	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Derbent	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Obihiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vivero la Paz	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tamapatz	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Oregano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quartzsite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria Intl	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

557 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 29 September 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 29 September 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 539.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 520.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 2002

Top 20 records on 29 September 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 2002	Wendelstein, DE	daily snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2002	Yecora (Smn), MX	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2002	Circleville, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2002	San Ildelfonso Villa Alta, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2002	Tbilisi, GE	daily high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2002	Bartow 1SE, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2002	Cuyamaca, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2002	Siwa, EG	daily high max	42.0 C (107.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2002	Los Conos, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2002	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2002	Bacadehuachi, MX	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2002	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2002	Dzan, MX	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2002	Hitra, NO	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2002	Downieville, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2002	Chilapa (Dge), MX	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2002	Saskylah, RU	monthly low min	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2002	Temoaya, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2002	Carapan, MX	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2002	Tomakomai, JP	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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

1836 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 2002. 2002 had 557 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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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 100	410
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1