Weather Records on 23 October 2002

1,868 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 2002. Highest significance: Adjuntas, MX.

Key Facts for 23 October 2002

On 23 October 2002, 1,868 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
375 were record highs and 783 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 1,807 daily.
Adjuntas set a monthly record daily precipitation of 91.7 mm (3.6 in) on 23 October 2002.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,868 stations

1,868 station records on 23 October 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adjuntas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
San Jeronimo Xonocahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsborough Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eikanger - Myr	Norway	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Boquilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Idre_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Las Alazanas (Smn	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,868 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 629, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 154, Heaviest daily rainfall 406, Heaviest daily snowfall 112, Deepest snow cover 192.

Records on 23 October 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	629
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	154
Heaviest daily rainfall	406
Heaviest daily snowfall	112
Deepest snow cover	192

Records on 23 October 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 60, daily 1,807.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,560 broken records

Margins by which the 1,560 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 2002

Top 20 records on 23 October 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 2002	Adjuntas, MX	monthly rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2002	San Jeronimo Xonocahuacan, MX	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2002	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2002	Hede, SE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2002	Cavendish, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	99 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2002	San Blas, MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2002	Hillsborough Rvr Sp, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2002	Bertrand, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2002	Homer AP, US	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2002	San Blas, MX	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2002	Oberlin, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2002	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2002	Hastings 4N, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	106 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2002	Orleans 2 W, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2002	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2002	Central City, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2002	David City 4E, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	112 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2002	Harlan Co Lake, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2002	Harlan, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2002	Weeping Water, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	103 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

1795 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2002. 2002 had 1,868 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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 25	1,334
25 to 50	114
50 to 75	52
75 to 100	36
100 to 125	15
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	4