Weather Records on 30 September 2002

677 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 September 2002. Highest significance: Wendelstein, DE.

Key Facts for 30 September 2002

On 30 September 2002, 677 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
448 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 667 daily.
Wendelstein set a daily record snow depth of 50.0 cm (19.7 in) on 30 September 2002.
Across 161 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

677 stations

677 station records on 30 September 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 September 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wendelstein	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sitiawan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bacadehuachi	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Alevina	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Comanja de Corona	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huajimic	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Concha	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bet Dagan	Israel	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Blas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Las Escobas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Campo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dorena	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ben Gurion	Israel	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Srednij Kalar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poona	India	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tabriz	Iran	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Rodriguez	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Viesca (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

677 records

Records set or tied on 30 September 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 194, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 254, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 30 September 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	194
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	254
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 30 September 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 667.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

476 broken records

Margins by which the 476 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 440.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 September 2002

Top 20 records on 30 September 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 September 2002	Wendelstein, DE	daily snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2002	Sitiawan, MY	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2002	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	13.5 C (56.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	121 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2002	Saint Johns, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2002	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2002	Bacadehuachi, MX	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2002	Gaylord, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2002	Elkhorn, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2002	Mys Alevina, RU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2002	Aurora Water, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2002	Lake City, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2002	Hayward Rs, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2002	Belle Fourche, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2002	Comanja de Corona, MX	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2002	Huajimic, MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2002	Becanchen, MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2002	Columbus Junction, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2002	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2002	Southport 5 N, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2002	Yerevan, AM	daily high min	18.4 C (65.1 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	63 years	34 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

1806 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2002. 2002 had 677 records.

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

Records on 09-30 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1813	1
1817	1
1819	2
1834	1
1841	1
1842	1
1847	1
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1861	1
1862	1
1866	1
1868	2
1869	3
1870	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	5
1883	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	8
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	4
1901	11
1902	7
1903	9
1904	14
1905	25
1906	14
1907	16
1908	18
1909	10
1910	5
1911	47
1912	47
1913	10
1914	33
1915	84
1916	209
1917	19
1918	45
1919	28
1920	71
1921	61
1922	71
1923	183
1924	243
1925	211
1926	194
1927	486
1928	560
1929	181
1930	110
1931	225
1932	363
1933	437
1934	398
1935	209
1936	432
1937	417
1938	428
1939	371
1940	316
1941	482
1942	405
1943	404
1944	369
1945	889
1946	320
1947	433
1948	267
1949	366
1950	731
1951	597
1952	504
1953	1,136
1954	1,059
1955	406
1956	350
1957	663
1958	442
1959	1,159
1960	161
1961	618
1962	202
1963	818
1964	332
1965	459
1966	592
1967	859
1968	449
1969	465
1970	334
1971	1,359
1972	676
1973	407
1974	742
1975	686
1976	775
1977	870
1978	399
1979	479
1980	832
1981	688
1982	806
1983	1,102
1984	1,267
1985	1,892
1986	1,805
1987	649
1988	453
1989	713
1990	665
1991	949
1992	980
1993	988
1994	816
1995	1,061
1996	1,396
1997	729
1998	1,206
1999	1,144
2000	887
2001	699
2002	677
2003	1,079
2004	573
2005	761
2006	617
2007	841
2008	585
2009	826
2010	1,059
2011	1,258
2012	637
2013	634
2014	529
2015	997
2016	746
2017	404
2018	717
2019	2,192
2020	554
2021	823
2022	563
2023	1,012
2024	948
2025	559
2026	529

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Data for records on 2002-09-30: 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 2026-10-16 (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	475
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1