Weather Records on 4 November 2002

1,314 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 2002. Highest significance: Kazan, RU.

Key Facts for 4 November 2002

On 4 November 2002, 1,314 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
425 were record highs and 581 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 1,215 daily.
Kazan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 4 November 2002.
Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

1,314 stations

1,314 station records on 4 November 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 November 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
De Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
May 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Comfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Esperanza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cerritos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aransas Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Potosi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Caney 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Velazco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ellery Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesville Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Town Bluff Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Guzman (Obs)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Piedras Blancas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 7 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Giddings 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Speaks 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plain	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,314 records

Records set or tied on 4 November 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 296, Highest daily minimum 318, Lowest daily minimum 285, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 4 November 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	296
Highest daily minimum	318
Lowest daily minimum	285
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 4 November 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 98, daily 1,215.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,015 broken records

Margins by which the 1,015 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 161.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 2002

Top 20 records on 4 November 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 November 2002	Kazan, RU	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2002	De Quincy, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2002	Tacambaro, MX	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2002	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2002	El Campo, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2002	May 2SSE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2002	Pt Comfort, US	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2002	La Union, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2002	Pierce 1 E, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2002	Oakdale, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2002	Madisonville, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2002	La Esperanza, MX	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2002	Colfax, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2002	Jourdanton, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2002	Cerritos, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2002	Aransas Wr, US	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	161.6 mm (6.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2002	San Marcos, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2002	Laghouat, DZ	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	106 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2002	Marksville, US	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2002	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	46 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

1803 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2002. 2002 had 1,314 records.

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

Records on 11-04 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1820	1
1821	2
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1858	6
1862	3
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	12
1900	1
1901	6
1902	8
1903	21
1904	7
1905	9
1906	14
1907	34
1908	13
1909	14
1910	43
1911	25
1912	32
1913	19
1914	28
1915	12
1916	76
1917	39
1918	14
1919	72
1920	70
1921	71
1922	119
1923	89
1924	99
1925	197
1926	182
1927	287
1928	220
1929	175
1930	157
1931	248
1932	413
1933	337
1934	516
1935	1,219
1936	1,005
1937	326
1938	725
1939	752
1940	335
1941	315
1942	343
1943	248
1944	333
1945	506
1946	784
1947	583
1948	746
1949	598
1950	667
1951	2,037
1952	376
1953	219
1954	592
1955	354
1956	855
1957	401
1958	286
1959	757
1960	262
1961	669
1962	435
1963	244
1964	510
1965	537
1966	1,041
1967	599
1968	391
1969	516
1970	512
1971	434
1972	613
1973	1,393
1974	686
1975	1,654
1976	596
1977	981
1978	1,158
1979	559
1980	973
1981	645
1982	1,073
1983	1,116
1984	441
1985	844
1986	546
1987	1,049
1988	1,211
1989	663
1990	1,233
1991	4,265
1992	1,241
1993	735
1994	1,808
1995	991
1996	1,242
1997	611
1998	704
1999	796
2000	781
2001	639
2002	1,314
2003	2,177
2004	895
2005	1,212
2006	1,321
2007	747
2008	1,093
2009	511
2010	1,197
2011	1,000
2012	814
2013	541
2014	508
2015	1,249
2016	759
2017	932
2018	355
2019	449
2020	1,448
2021	545
2022	904
2023	667
2024	981
2025	615

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	945
25 to 50	35
50 to 75	21
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2