Weather Records on 30 October 2002

1,564 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 2002. Highest significance: Garissa, KE.

Key Facts for 30 October 2002

On 30 October 2002, 1,564 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
356 were record highs and 645 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 233 monthly and 1,329 daily.
Garissa set an all-time record daily precipitation of 261.1 mm (10.3 in) on 30 October 2002.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

1,564 stations

1,564 station records on 30 October 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 October 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Garissa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	261.1 mm (10.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rodrigues	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Xilitla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tamapatz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bunker 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Cerrito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gallinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lazaro Cardenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Guarda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burgos (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Ameca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
May 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Meco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Peon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mendez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Creek Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beavertown 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dailey 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zitlaltepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,564 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 447, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 198, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 154, Deepest snow cover 143.

Records on 30 October 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	447
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	198
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	154
Deepest snow cover	143

Records on 30 October 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 233, daily 1,329.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,201 broken records

Margins by which the 1,201 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 2002

Top 20 records on 30 October 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 2002	Garissa, KE	all-time rain	261.1 mm (10.3 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	4 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 October 2002	Joseph, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	108 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2002	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	monthly low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	107 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2002	Marion, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2002	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	monthly low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2002	Rodrigues, MU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2002	Xilitla, MX	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2002	Vermillion 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2002	Tremonton, US	monthly snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2002	Tamapatz, MX	daily rain	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2002	Bunker 4N, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2002	El Cerrito, MX	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2002	Gallinas, MX	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2002	Goldendale, US	monthly low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2002	Yellowtail Dam, US	monthly snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2002	Cambridge, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2002	Taylor, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2002	Danville, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2002	Tacambaro, MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2002	Lazaro Cardenas, MX	daily rain	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	17 years	48 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

1799 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2002. 2002 had 1,564 records.

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

Records on 10-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1815	1
1837	1
1839	1
1841	1
1849	1
1856	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	5
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	1
1881	4
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	3
1901	9
1902	6
1903	3
1904	1
1905	12
1906	25
1907	12
1908	14
1909	15
1910	22
1911	19
1912	28
1913	38
1914	22
1915	39
1916	23
1917	85
1918	189
1919	80
1920	73
1921	31
1922	108
1923	202
1924	246
1925	755
1926	131
1927	259
1928	195
1929	277
1930	228
1931	144
1932	181
1933	454
1934	198
1935	739
1936	253
1937	496
1938	245
1939	240
1940	251
1941	393
1942	877
1943	255
1944	497
1945	446
1946	826
1947	252
1948	326
1949	528
1950	1,186
1951	373
1952	635
1953	522
1954	276
1955	494
1956	716
1957	531
1958	366
1959	859
1960	258
1961	781
1962	382
1963	353
1964	488
1965	439
1966	490
1967	665
1968	555
1969	656
1970	636
1971	1,663
1972	902
1973	534
1974	1,039
1975	427
1976	760
1977	882
1978	359
1979	809
1980	885
1981	547
1982	534
1983	549
1984	1,270
1985	848
1986	422
1987	883
1988	972
1989	904
1990	685
1991	2,772
1992	1,228
1993	2,095
1994	777
1995	831
1996	1,299
1997	1,033
1998	771
1999	897
2000	1,659
2001	1,233
2002	1,564
2003	973
2004	1,188
2005	1,144
2006	886
2007	773
2008	1,310
2009	1,513
2010	619
2011	1,022
2012	1,413
2013	622
2014	297
2015	395
2016	981
2017	783
2018	507
2019	1,931
2020	683
2021	486
2022	762
2023	969
2024	1,393
2025	322

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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	1,111
50 to 100	72
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1