Weather Records on 25 October 2002

1,779 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 2002. Highest significance: Menard, US.

Key Facts for 25 October 2002

On 25 October 2002, 1,779 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
358 were record highs and 689 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,741 daily.
Menard set a daily record precipitation of 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 25 October 2002.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,779 stations

1,779 station records on 25 October 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Atakpane	Togo	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coquimatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Callejones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Estapilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tenasco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ejutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cuimato	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Sauz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Escobedo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
La Salada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sonneberg-Neufang	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Peitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Contla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Ixcuintla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vicente Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dolina	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Platanito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lyngor Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bragin	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atequiza	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Niederworresbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Pueblito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huejucar (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuauhtemoc (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pea del Aguila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Havelund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,779 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 495, Highest daily minimum 208, Lowest daily minimum 194, Heaviest daily rainfall 625, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 96.

Records on 25 October 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	495
Highest daily minimum	208
Lowest daily minimum	194
Heaviest daily rainfall	625
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	96

Records on 25 October 2002 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 35, daily 1,741.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,450 broken records

Margins by which the 1,450 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 205.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 2002

Top 20 records on 25 October 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 2002	Menard, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	97 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 October 2002	Sombrerete (Dge), MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 October 2002	Atakpane, TG	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 October 2002	Coquimatlan, MX	daily rain	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	205.3 mm (8.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2002	Callejones, MX	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2002	Manuel Avila Camacho, MX	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2002	Estapilla, MX	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2002	Tenasco, MX	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2002	Santa Rosa, MX	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2002	Ejutla, MX	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2002	Cuimato, MX	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2002	El Sauz, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2002	Monte Escobedo, MX	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2002	La Salada, MX	daily rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2002	San Marcos, MX	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2002	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2002	Sarpsborg, NO	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2002	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2002	Sonneberg-Neufang, DE	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2002	Peitas, MX	daily rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	20 years	50 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

1800 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2002. 2002 had 1,779 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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 50	1,404
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1