Weather Records on 10 October 2002

793 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 2002. Highest significance: Covington 3 SW, US.

Key Facts for 10 October 2002

On 10 October 2002, 793 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 318 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 779 daily.
Covington 3 SW set a daily record precipitation of 110.0 mm (4.3 in) on 10 October 2002.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

793 stations

793 station records on 10 October 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Shade	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arkabutla Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edisto Beach Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cormorant	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tunica 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caada Honda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cuquio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zitlaltepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alum Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sardis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson McKellar- Sipes AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Salitre	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Aragon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

793 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 189, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 129, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 10 October 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	189
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	129
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 10 October 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 779.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

665 broken records

Margins by which the 665 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 2002

Top 20 records on 10 October 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 2002	Covington 3 SW, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2002	Clarksdale, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	91 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2002	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2002	Union City, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2002	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2002	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2002	Murray, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2002	Scottsville, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2002	Summer Shade, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2002	Munfordville 5 NW, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2002	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2002	Clay City 1 WNW, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2002	Flemingsburg 2 N, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2002	Houma, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2002	Cynthiana, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2002	Mammoth Cave, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2002	Somerset 2 N, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2002	Batesville, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2002	Lebanon 7 N, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2002	Keflavik, IS	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 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

1793 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2002. 2002 had 793 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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 2026-10-15 (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 20	565
20 to 40	61
40 to 60	28
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1