Weather Records on 13 October 2002

922 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 October 2002. Highest significance: Raleigh State UNIV, US.

Key Facts for 13 October 2002

On 13 October 2002, 922 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
309 were record highs and 462 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 906 daily.
Raleigh State UNIV set a daily record precipitation of 110.0 mm (4.3 in) on 13 October 2002.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

922 stations

922 station records on 13 October 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 October 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Balkasino	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Echeverria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore/Bajpe	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley (the Prairies)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
North Star (Bonanza)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Obrestad Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bude	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tihosuco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Salitre	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bethel AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Birra Birra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harlem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

922 records

Records set or tied on 13 October 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 279, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 183, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 13 October 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	279
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	183
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 13 October 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 906.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

730 broken records

Margins by which the 730 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 October 2002

Top 20 records on 13 October 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 2002	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	108 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2002	Balkasino, KZ	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2002	Whyenbah, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2002	Yamburgan, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2002	Echeverria, MX	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2002	Malvern, GB	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2002	Orlando Intl AP, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2002	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily low max	4.8 C (40.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	114 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2002	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low max	4.2 C (39.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	117 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2002	Mangalore/Bajpe, IN	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2002	Marathon, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2002	Croppa Creek (Krui Plains), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2002	Plauen, DE	daily low max	3.6 C (38.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	117 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2002	Agate 3 E, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2002	McDermitt, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2002	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2002	Madison 3NNW, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2002	Philippi, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2002	San Blas, MX	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2002	McPherson, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 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 922 records.

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

Records on 10-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	1
1814	1
1817	1
1831	1
1839	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	2
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	6
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	3
1900	1
1901	8
1902	16
1903	10
1904	18
1905	5
1906	10
1907	16
1908	13
1909	39
1910	26
1911	13
1912	21
1913	29
1914	21
1915	79
1916	52
1917	30
1918	28
1919	47
1920	41
1921	74
1922	22
1923	159
1924	77
1925	208
1926	137
1927	225
1928	470
1929	169
1930	375
1931	317
1932	315
1933	186
1934	445
1935	310
1936	251
1937	371
1938	525
1939	203
1940	267
1941	555
1942	351
1943	501
1944	350
1945	252
1946	374
1947	399
1948	294
1949	599
1950	704
1951	411
1952	335
1953	275
1954	1,071
1955	535
1956	857
1957	629
1958	535
1959	536
1960	383
1961	433
1962	840
1963	519
1964	515
1965	180
1966	878
1967	307
1968	577
1969	2,308
1970	672
1971	576
1972	534
1973	811
1974	423
1975	1,002
1976	900
1977	1,036
1978	800
1979	922
1980	742
1981	973
1982	1,328
1983	1,412
1984	495
1985	979
1986	1,468
1987	1,155
1988	1,499
1989	571
1990	1,391
1991	807
1992	1,150
1993	932
1994	904
1995	1,224
1996	619
1997	1,790
1998	840
1999	696
2000	768
2001	1,112
2002	922
2003	764
2004	735
2005	761
2006	1,571
2007	602
2008	1,479
2009	1,777
2010	626
2011	772
2012	819
2013	478
2014	552
2015	853
2016	572
2017	708
2018	1,475
2019	874
2020	532
2021	1,412
2022	972
2023	1,060
2024	962
2025	760

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	718
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1