Weather Records on 3 October 2002

1,388 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 October 2002. Highest significance: Cherokee 4W, US.

Key Facts for 3 October 2002

On 3 October 2002, 1,388 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
739 were record highs and 387 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 1,315 daily.
Cherokee 4W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 215.9 mm (8.5 in) on 3 October 2002.
Across 159 earlier years (1834 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,388 stations

1,388 station records on 3 October 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 October 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Burdick (Diamond Springs)	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buras	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St. Brandon (St. Ra	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kanopolis Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtacamaxtitlan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White City	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thibodaux 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pampa #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elmo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders Chase (Rocky River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Westmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norcatur 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,388 records

Records set or tied on 3 October 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 339, Lowest daily maximum 246, Highest daily minimum 400, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 3 October 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	339
Lowest daily maximum	246
Highest daily minimum	400
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 3 October 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 72, daily 1,315.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

992 broken records

Margins by which the 992 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 October 2002

Top 20 records on 3 October 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 2002	Cherokee 4W, US	monthly rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	28 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2002	Howard, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 October 2002	Reserve, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2002	Alton - Melvin Price L&D, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2002	Jewell, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	95 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2002	Burdick (Diamond Springs), US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2002	Madison, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2002	Dodge City, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2002	Ely AP, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2002	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2002	Larned, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2002	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2002	Manti, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2002	Buras, US	all-time rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2002	Wichita, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2002	Miami, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2002	St. Brandon (St. Ra, MU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2002	Neosho Rapids, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2002	Kanopolis Lake, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2002	Ixtacamaxtitlan (Cfe), MX	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 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

1834 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1834 to 2002. 2002 had 1,388 records.

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

Records on 10-03 in each year
Year	Records
1834	1
1838	1
1841	1
1844	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1859	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	5
1889	2
1890	3
1891	5
1893	4
1894	3
1895	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	6
1902	20
1903	3
1904	1
1905	7
1906	29
1907	5
1908	21
1909	13
1910	13
1911	22
1912	53
1913	17
1914	31
1915	13
1916	93
1917	77
1918	28
1919	46
1920	25
1921	82
1922	38
1923	46
1924	41
1925	171
1926	233
1927	335
1928	213
1929	223
1930	184
1931	256
1932	185
1933	178
1934	122
1935	423
1936	192
1937	386
1938	464
1939	352
1940	175
1941	662
1942	212
1943	306
1944	489
1945	521
1946	296
1947	725
1948	272
1949	426
1950	1,038
1951	706
1952	731
1953	645
1954	1,142
1955	426
1956	222
1957	469
1958	951
1959	704
1960	189
1961	804
1962	433
1963	431
1964	503
1965	281
1966	618
1967	610
1968	547
1969	624
1970	481
1971	511
1972	452
1973	613
1974	1,999
1975	809
1976	943
1977	480
1978	410
1979	573
1980	860
1981	1,138
1982	476
1983	648
1984	1,050
1985	1,013
1986	1,501
1987	1,324
1988	525
1989	906
1990	680
1991	862
1992	990
1993	926
1994	1,433
1995	1,249
1996	962
1997	1,085
1998	1,413
1999	1,683
2000	859
2001	846
2002	1,388
2003	1,107
2004	534
2005	1,406
2006	973
2007	872
2008	690
2009	1,322
2010	989
2011	1,024
2012	778
2013	856
2014	574
2015	824
2016	756
2017	1,064
2018	826
2019	1,427
2020	817
2021	635
2022	478
2023	1,024
2024	876
2025	733
2026	649

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Data for records on 2002-10-03: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	926
25 to 50	41
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1