Weather Records on 22 November 2002

1,190 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 November 2002. Highest significance: Findlay Wpcc, US.

Key Facts for 22 November 2002

On 22 November 2002, 1,190 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
507 were record highs and 426 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 1,127 daily.
Findlay Wpcc set a daily record snowfall of 16.5 cm (6.5 in) on 22 November 2002.
Across 154 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,190 stations

1,190 station records on 22 November 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 November 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pandora	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edenholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford City 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
John Day	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuernavaca (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Wattle Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hoytville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford City 4 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Rodeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuapiaxtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balcon Diablo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pandora	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marysvale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,190 records

Records set or tied on 22 November 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 321, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 330, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 22 November 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	321
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	330
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 22 November 2002 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 60, daily 1,127.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

881 broken records

Margins by which the 881 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 November 2002

Top 20 records on 22 November 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 November 2002	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	103 years	78 of 100 (Major)
22 November 2002	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 November 2002	Pandora, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2002	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2002	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	106 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2002	San Diego Curupatzeo, MX	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2002	Fremont, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2002	Paulding, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2002	Atlatlahuacan, MX	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2002	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	105 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2002	Greenville Wtp, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2002	Coloso, PR	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2002	Defiance, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2002	Colville, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2002	Eaton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2002	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2002	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2002	Warren, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2002	Edenholme, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2002	Hartford City 4 ESE, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	31 years	42 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

1816 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 2002. 2002 had 1,190 records.

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

Records on 11-22 in each year
Year	Records
1816	2
1821	1
1829	1
1831	1
1835	1
1843	1
1845	3
1855	1
1857	1
1858	6
1861	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	4
1878	4
1879	2
1880	6
1882	2
1883	4
1884	1
1888	3
1890	6
1891	2
1893	1
1894	1
1896	3
1897	6
1898	9
1899	1
1900	7
1901	2
1902	5
1903	4
1904	16
1905	8
1906	25
1907	23
1908	30
1909	29
1910	11
1911	29
1912	9
1913	74
1914	28
1915	16
1916	206
1917	331
1918	12
1919	36
1920	30
1921	36
1922	89
1923	68
1924	196
1925	29
1926	292
1927	136
1928	128
1929	759
1930	269
1931	873
1932	221
1933	269
1934	596
1935	120
1936	159
1937	939
1938	167
1939	244
1940	413
1941	356
1942	707
1943	313
1944	178
1945	433
1946	448
1947	616
1948	490
1949	907
1950	641
1951	263
1952	469
1953	548
1954	476
1955	540
1956	423
1957	469
1958	496
1959	414
1960	384
1961	737
1962	462
1963	966
1964	1,087
1965	559
1966	789
1967	448
1968	385
1969	478
1970	717
1971	602
1972	704
1973	556
1974	597
1975	392
1976	390
1977	1,043
1978	896
1979	1,017
1980	699
1981	850
1982	783
1983	1,215
1984	1,196
1985	2,318
1986	459
1987	906
1988	1,272
1989	937
1990	964
1991	1,109
1992	1,513
1993	1,046
1994	827
1995	869
1996	1,829
1997	694
1998	1,497
1999	1,096
2000	1,291
2001	746
2002	1,190
2003	1,329
2004	1,035
2005	667
2006	1,337
2007	955
2008	1,345
2009	1,188
2010	1,341
2011	1,047
2012	962
2013	925
2014	614
2015	848
2016	801
2017	1,334
2018	691
2019	409
2020	414
2021	543
2022	333
2023	576
2024	843
2025	537

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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	827
25 to 50	22
50 to 75	18
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1