Weather Records on 28 October 2002

982 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 2002. Highest significance: Clodine, US.

Key Facts for 28 October 2002

On 28 October 2002, 982 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
334 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 955 daily.
Clodine set a daily record precipitation of 128.8 mm (5.1 in) on 28 October 2002.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

982 stations

982 station records on 28 October 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clodine	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Terpenij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Katy City	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kolonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Azueta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Intercontinental AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dunwich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Didcot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Julia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armadillo de Los Infante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holstein	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Wattle Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ameca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Echeverria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

982 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 236, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 342, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 28 October 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	236
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	342
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 28 October 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 955.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

752 broken records

Margins by which the 752 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 161.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 2002

Top 20 records on 28 October 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 2002	Clodine, US	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2002	Tuscaloosa AP ASOS, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2002	Mys Terpenij, RU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2002	Katy City, US	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2002	Carroll, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2002	Sheldon, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2002	Rockwell City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2002	Kolonga, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2002	Azueta, MX	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2002	Le Mars, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2002	Rockwell City, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2002	Wharton, US	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2002	Houston Intercontinental AP, US	daily rain	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2002	Hamar-Daban, RU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2002	Lamesa 1 SSE, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2002	Jefferson, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2002	Bloomfield, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2002	Dunwich, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2002	Cherokee, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2002	Sibley, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	84 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

1802 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2002. 2002 had 982 records.

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

Records on 10-28 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1827	1
1842	1
1856	2
1861	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	4
1873	1
1876	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	2
1890	3
1891	1
1892	7
1893	4
1894	1
1895	3
1896	5
1897	4
1898	5
1899	8
1900	8
1901	15
1902	18
1903	11
1904	13
1905	8
1906	15
1907	15
1908	12
1909	18
1910	26
1911	16
1912	28
1913	153
1914	31
1915	66
1916	13
1917	31
1918	79
1919	87
1920	48
1921	32
1922	90
1923	74
1924	109
1925	598
1926	123
1927	504
1928	77
1929	224
1930	144
1931	205
1932	164
1933	240
1934	227
1935	406
1936	578
1937	697
1938	170
1939	279
1940	652
1941	324
1942	355
1943	310
1944	501
1945	462
1946	712
1947	462
1948	370
1949	341
1950	544
1951	195
1952	485
1953	341
1954	486
1955	462
1956	353
1957	812
1958	198
1959	430
1960	225
1961	437
1962	432
1963	492
1964	332
1965	402
1966	254
1967	404
1968	523
1969	651
1970	846
1971	1,666
1972	1,012
1973	444
1974	805
1975	282
1976	1,606
1977	616
1978	292
1979	387
1980	1,657
1981	922
1982	578
1983	427
1984	1,553
1985	754
1986	590
1987	973
1988	816
1989	1,083
1990	917
1991	2,462
1992	676
1993	576
1994	675
1995	1,049
1996	1,396
1997	1,767
1998	1,457
1999	1,092
2000	935
2001	1,089
2002	982
2003	1,403
2004	1,641
2005	949
2006	1,295
2007	906
2008	1,207
2009	984
2010	1,029
2011	655
2012	1,097
2013	1,007
2014	850
2015	753
2016	1,139
2017	755
2018	710
2019	1,437
2020	1,646
2021	605
2022	879
2023	1,381
2024	650
2025	462

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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 2026-10-14 (14 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	656
25 to 50	67
50 to 75	17
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1