Weather Records on 15 October 2002

965 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 2002. Highest significance: El-Golea, DZ.

Key Facts for 15 October 2002

On 15 October 2002, 965 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
246 were record highs and 521 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 951 daily.
El-Golea set a monthly record daily precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 15 October 2002.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

965 stations

965 station records on 15 October 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El-Golea	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Honolua Fld 49 494	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Spreckelsville 400	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kona Village 93.8	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wellesbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kihei 311	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ulupalakua Rch 250	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nottingham: Watnall	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Terrington St Clement	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waiehu Camp 484	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Puunene 396	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waipahu 750	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lanai AP 656	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 9NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beretania Pump STN 705	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

965 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 330, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 191, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 15 October 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	330
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	191
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 15 October 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 951.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

765 broken records

Margins by which the 765 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 2002

Top 20 records on 15 October 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 2002	El-Golea, DZ	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	77 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2002	Honolua Fld 49 494, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2002	Spreckelsville 400, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2002	Lowestoft, GB	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2002	Kona Village 93.8, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2002	Wellesbourne, GB	monthly rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2002	Kalaupapa 563, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2002	Kihei 311, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2002	Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2002	Kaneohe 838.1, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2002	A Coruna, ES	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2002	Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2002	Ulupalakua Rch 250, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2002	Nottingham: Watnall, GB	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2002	Terrington St Clement, GB	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2002	Danevang 1 W, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2002	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2002	Hohenwald, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2002	Elkhorn, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2002	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	44 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

1794 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2002. 2002 had 965 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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 10	684
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	16
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1