Weather Records on 18 December 2002

1,437 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 December 2002. Highest significance: Caruthersville, US.

Key Facts for 18 December 2002

On 18 December 2002, 1,437 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
872 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,410 daily.
Caruthersville set a daily record precipitation of 99.8 mm (3.9 in) on 18 December 2002.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,437 stations

1,437 station records on 18 December 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 December 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Grouse Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Drum	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Anqing	China	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saverton L&D 22	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Riito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jingdezhen	China	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,437 records

Records set or tied on 18 December 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 325, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 547, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 322, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 18 December 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	325
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	547
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	322
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 18 December 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 1,410.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,156 broken records

Margins by which the 1,156 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 December 2002

Top 20 records on 18 December 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 2002	Caruthersville, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2002	Ocosingo, MX	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2002	Grouse Creek, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 December 2002	Fessenden, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2002	General Wayne A Downing Intl A, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2002	Fort Drum, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2002	Nashville 1 E, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	101 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2002	Rugby, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2002	Pavillion, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2002	Anqing, CN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2002	Ripley, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2002	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2002	Winter, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2002	Saverton L&D 22, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2002	Steele 4N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2002	Emory, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	103 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2002	Cairo 3N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2002	Riito, MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2002	Lemmon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2002	Jingdezhen, CN	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	4 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

1793 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2002. 2002 had 1,437 records.

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

Records on 12-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1805	1
1814	1
1825	1
1846	1
1849	1
1852	2
1858	1
1859	4
1862	2
1864	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1892	4
1894	8
1895	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	3
1900	2
1901	6
1902	33
1903	11
1904	25
1905	3
1906	21
1907	15
1908	16
1909	18
1910	19
1911	9
1912	33
1913	38
1914	20
1915	28
1916	57
1917	62
1918	21
1919	117
1920	77
1921	123
1922	108
1923	378
1924	480
1925	74
1926	173
1927	151
1928	165
1929	366
1930	230
1931	360
1932	353
1933	506
1934	209
1935	138
1936	466
1937	459
1938	185
1939	900
1940	242
1941	213
1942	281
1943	419
1944	191
1945	598
1946	199
1947	266
1948	354
1949	561
1950	289
1951	867
1952	450
1953	373
1954	507
1955	611
1956	333
1957	901
1958	524
1959	477
1960	477
1961	885
1962	759
1963	571
1964	840
1965	402
1966	644
1967	1,105
1968	488
1969	376
1970	502
1971	387
1972	375
1973	1,008
1974	229
1975	625
1976	459
1977	992
1978	946
1979	1,087
1980	772
1981	1,362
1982	537
1983	2,014
1984	1,439
1985	1,384
1986	875
1987	1,505
1988	1,061
1989	1,818
1990	1,367
1991	756
1992	1,045
1993	697
1994	643
1995	1,065
1996	1,833
1997	1,195
1998	863
1999	923
2000	1,572
2001	906
2002	1,437
2003	987
2004	506
2005	987
2006	1,167
2007	746
2008	1,014
2009	1,253
2010	1,322
2011	697
2012	729
2013	513
2014	556
2015	1,254
2016	1,821
2017	516
2018	464
2019	679
2020	326
2021	762
2022	536
2023	1,293
2024	780
2025	994

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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	1,122
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1