Weather Records on 9 October 2002

701 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 October 2002. Highest significance: Franklin 3 NW, US.

Key Facts for 9 October 2002

On 9 October 2002, 701 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 305 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 685 daily.
Franklin 3 NW set a daily record precipitation of 175.3 mm (6.9 in) on 9 October 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

701 stations

701 station records on 9 October 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 October 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sledge	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Millau	France	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Santa Ursula Coapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stewart	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Canal KM. 06+250	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Las Enramadas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burgos-Villafria	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lancang	China	Record low minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tehuantepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Aragon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mitzic	Gabon	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Cepet	France	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Ocotillal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mendez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brest	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Holland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

701 records

Records set or tied on 9 October 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 181, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 9 October 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	181
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 9 October 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 685.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

551 broken records

Margins by which the 551 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 October 2002

Top 20 records on 9 October 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 2002	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2002	Glen St Mary 1 W, US	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2002	St. Petersburg, RU	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	94 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2002	Sledge, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2002	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2002	Floresville, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2002	Port Isabel, US	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2002	Millau, FR	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2002	Greenville, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2002	Memphis Intl AP, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2002	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2002	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily high max	35.4 C (95.7 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2002	Snyder, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2002	Colonia Santa Ursula Coapa, MX	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2002	Chiang Mai, TH	daily low min	16.8 C (62.2 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2002	Ft Stewart, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2002	Lawton, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2002	Gran Canal KM. 06+250, MX	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2002	Las Enramadas, MX	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2002	Burgos-Villafria, ES	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	40 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

1793 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2002. 2002 had 701 records.

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

Records on 10-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1834	1
1837	1
1846	2
1847	1
1854	2
1858	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	6
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	1
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	3
1903	15
1904	8
1905	14
1906	29
1907	6
1908	19
1909	34
1910	20
1911	16
1912	23
1913	57
1914	22
1915	25
1916	126
1917	65
1918	16
1919	68
1920	36
1921	217
1922	40
1923	72
1924	95
1925	272
1926	123
1927	107
1928	290
1929	196
1930	276
1931	298
1932	271
1933	187
1934	298
1935	208
1936	569
1937	405
1938	462
1939	877
1940	119
1941	570
1942	330
1943	442
1944	144
1945	539
1946	317
1947	277
1948	438
1949	1,531
1950	618
1951	347
1952	658
1953	343
1954	341
1955	643
1956	468
1957	256
1958	639
1959	1,432
1960	397
1961	622
1962	508
1963	474
1964	841
1965	349
1966	489
1967	347
1968	538
1969	389
1970	1,805
1971	423
1972	371
1973	1,454
1974	513
1975	552
1976	1,448
1977	586
1978	589
1979	914
1980	627
1981	653
1982	1,579
1983	548
1984	579
1985	1,724
1986	556
1987	850
1988	1,060
1989	679
1990	1,714
1991	707
1992	1,050
1993	1,043
1994	772
1995	1,139
1996	1,047
1997	2,113
1998	622
1999	1,017
2000	3,177
2001	855
2002	701
2003	1,386
2004	665
2005	807
2006	640
2007	1,450
2008	473
2009	1,772
2010	1,311
2011	1,046
2012	706
2013	562
2014	652
2015	780
2016	463
2017	1,457
2018	1,290
2019	964
2020	738
2021	751
2022	696
2023	643
2024	963
2025	503
2026	691

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Data for records on 2002-10-09: 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 20	492
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2