Weather Records on 16 October 2002

1,079 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 2002. Highest significance: Honolua Fld 49 494, US.

Key Facts for 16 October 2002

On 16 October 2002, 1,079 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
293 were record highs and 508 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,059 daily.
Honolua Fld 49 494 set a daily record precipitation of 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 16 October 2002.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,079 stations

1,079 station records on 16 October 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Honolua Fld 49 494	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kihei 311	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Haliimaile 423	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hamakuapoko 485	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Keahua 410	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Tepetitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Puunene 396	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gernsheim-Allmendfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Botanisk Have	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lanai AP 656	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Grito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cumming 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Abingdon 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iaeger 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cartersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,079 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 361, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 16 October 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	361
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 16 October 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 1,059.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

844 broken records

Margins by which the 844 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 2002

Top 20 records on 16 October 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 2002	Honolua Fld 49 494, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	95 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2002	Kihei 311, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2002	Paia 406, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2002	Haliimaile 423, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2002	Hamakuapoko 485, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2002	Keahua 410, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2002	Beverly Stp, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2002	Elkhorn, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2002	Annapolis Police Brks, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2002	Clear Lake, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2002	Postville, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2002	Hayward Rs, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2002	Presa Tepetitlan, MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2002	Selma, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2002	Puunene 396, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2002	Mersa Matruh, EG	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2002	Tower 2S, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2002	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2002	Gernsheim-Allmendfeld, DE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2002	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	41 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

1796 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2002. 2002 had 1,079 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

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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	745
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	26
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	9
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2