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Weather Records on 2 October 1899

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1899. Highest significance: Genoa, IT.

Key Facts for 2 October 1899

  • On 2 October 1899, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Genoa set a daily record precipitation of 75.1 mm (3.0 in) on 2 October 1899.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 2 October 1899 13 station records on 2 October 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 2 October 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 October 1899: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GenoaItalyRecord daily precipitation75.1 mm (3.0 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
TorontoCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature6.3 C (43.3 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord low maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.3 mm (0.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 2 October 1899 by type Records set or tied on 2 October 1899 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 October 1899 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 2 October 1899 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 October 1899 by timescale Records on 2 October 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 October 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13.
Records on 2 October 1899 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 October 1899 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.1. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1110 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 October 1899
MarginRecords
0 to 1011
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1899
Top 13 records on 2 October 1899 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 October 1899Genoa, ITdaily rain75.1 mm (3.0 in)41.1 mm (1.6 in)48 years37 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1899Toronto, CAdaily low min-2.8 C (27.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)45 years26 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1899Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily low max11.1 C (52.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)49 years26 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1899Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily low min-0.6 C (30.9 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)42 years24 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1899Falun, SEdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)5 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1899Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low min6.3 C (43.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1899Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1899Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max12.8 C (55.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1899Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily low max9.4 C (48.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1899Concord, USdaily low min-3.9 C (25.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1899Concord, USdaily low max5.6 C (42.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1899Toronto, CAdaily low max (Tie)6.7 C (44.1 F)tie57 years5 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1899Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain10.3 mm (0.4 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)1 year5 of 100 (Routine)

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

1814 to 1899
Records on 10-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1899. 1899 had 13 records. 01,0002,0003,0001814: 21817: 11819: 11832: 11841: 21846: 11847: 11853: 11859: 31860: 21862: 11864: 31865: 11866: 21868: 21872: 11873: 11874: 11875: 21876: 11877: 11878: 21879: 31880: 11881: 31886: 31888: 31889: 31890: 51891: 51892: 21893: 121894: 21895: 31896: 21897: 11898: 51899: 131900: 31901: 31902: 111903: 151904: 41905: 151906: 251907: 81908: 321909: 91910: 191911: 411912: 251913: 141914: 171915: 211916: 731917: 671918: 401919: 471920: 401921: 571922: 911923: 771924: 491925: 1391926: 1881927: 5311928: 2131929: 3501930: 1621931: 1831932: 2121933: 5671934: 1341935: 3331936: 3651937: 4071938: 3891939: 4001940: 2101941: 4021942: 2101943: 3551944: 7891945: 3801946: 5821947: 5391948: 2371949: 2371950: 1,1281951: 5771952: 7331953: 9571954: 1,0231955: 3971956: 2651957: 6461958: 1,0521959: 9421960: 1911961: 8661962: 4041963: 4461964: 3111965: 4151966: 5651967: 3951968: 5551969: 4821970: 3671971: 1,0531972: 4181973: 5381974: 1,8151975: 6991976: 1,0421977: 9201978: 4741979: 5991980: 6051981: 8461982: 5751983: 6891984: 1,0811985: 1,1041986: 1,4041987: 7121988: 5631989: 8551990: 5051991: 6041992: 1,4341993: 1,1451994: 8621995: 8541996: 8091997: 1,2491998: 1,4091999: 1,5662000: 8782001: 9892002: 1,4992003: 1,9772004: 8392005: 1,1362006: 9222007: 6222008: 6012009: 1,4502010: 9032011: 1,4062012: 6382013: 6032014: 5132015: 7452016: 5362017: 8872018: 8872019: 2,1322020: 7272021: 7212022: 5862023: 1,3002024: 8332025: 3762026: 6241814187418961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1899. 1899 had 13 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-02 in each year
YearRecords
18142
18171
18191
18321
18412
18461
18471
18531
18593
18602
18621
18643
18651
18662
18682
18721
18731
18741
18752
18761
18771
18782
18793
18801
18813
18863
18883
18893
18905
18915
18922
189312
18942
18953
18962
18971
18985
189913
19003
19013
190211
190315
19044
190515
190625
19078
190832
19099
191019
191141
191225
191314
191417
191521
191673
191767
191840
191947
192040
192157
192291
192377
192449
1925139
1926188
1927531
1928213
1929350
1930162
1931183
1932212
1933567
1934134
1935333
1936365
1937407
1938389
1939400
1940210
1941402
1942210
1943355
1944789
1945380
1946582
1947539
1948237
1949237
19501,128
1951577
1952733
1953957
19541,023
1955397
1956265
1957646
19581,052
1959942
1960191
1961866
1962404
1963446
1964311
1965415
1966565
1967395
1968555
1969482
1970367
19711,053
1972418
1973538
19741,815
1975699
19761,042
1977920
1978474
1979599
1980605
1981846
1982575
1983689
19841,081
19851,104
19861,404
1987712
1988563
1989855
1990505
1991604
19921,434
19931,145
1994862
1995854
1996809
19971,249
19981,409
19991,566
2000878
2001989
20021,499
20031,977
2004839
20051,136
2006922
2007622
2008601
20091,450
2010903
20111,406
2012638
2013603
2014513
2015745
2016536
2017887
2018887
20192,132
2020727
2021721
2022586
20231,300
2024833
2025376
2026624

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).