Weather Records on 4 October 2002

1,465 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 2002. Highest significance: Wisconsin Rapids, US.

Key Facts for 4 October 2002

On 4 October 2002, 1,465 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
592 were record highs and 332 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 103 monthly and 1,362 daily.
Wisconsin Rapids set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 4 October 2002.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,465 stations

1,465 station records on 4 October 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Phila 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Minong 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Metairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kanawha	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oktyabr Skoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lermontovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Philadelphia	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Necedah	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,465 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 356, Lowest daily minimum 193, Heaviest daily rainfall 529, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 4 October 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	356
Lowest daily minimum	193
Heaviest daily rainfall	529
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 4 October 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 103, daily 1,362.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,115 broken records

Margins by which the 1,115 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 2002

Top 20 records on 4 October 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 2002	Wisconsin Rapids, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2002	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2002	Rochester Intl AP, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2002	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2002	Bruning, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2002	Loup City, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2002	Sioux Rapids, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2002	Audubon, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2002	Phila 1 WSW, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2002	Minong 5 WSW, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2002	Metairie, US	monthly rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	8 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2002	Oak Ridge, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2002	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2002	Winnsboro 5 SSE, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2002	Western 2W, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2002	Mason City, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2002	Tallulah, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2002	Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2002	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2002	Winnfield 3 N, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	52 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

1795 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2002. 2002 had 1,465 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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Data for records on 2002-10-04: 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 2026-10-17 (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 20	985
20 to 40	98
40 to 60	25
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1