Weather Records on 2 October 1917

67 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1917. Highest significance: Wellwood, ZA.

Key Facts for 2 October 1917

On 2 October 1917, 67 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 61 daily.
Wellwood set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.3 mm (2.5 in) on 2 October 1917.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

67 stations

67 station records on 2 October 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Restdown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

67 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 52.

Records on 2 October 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 61.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

59 broken records

Margins by which the 59 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1917

Top 20 records on 2 October 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1917	Wellwood, ZA	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1917	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1917	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1917	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1917	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1917	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1917	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1917	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1917	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1917	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1917	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1917	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1917	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1917	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1917	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1917	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1917	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1917	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1917	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1917	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	31 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1917. 1917 had 67 records.

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

Records on 10-02 in each year
Year	Records
1814	2
1817	1
1819	1
1832	1
1841	2
1846	1
1847	1
1853	1
1859	3
1860	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	3
1886	3
1888	3
1889	3
1890	5
1891	5
1892	2
1893	12
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	5
1899	13
1900	3
1901	3
1902	11
1903	15
1904	4
1905	15
1906	25
1907	8
1908	32
1909	9
1910	19
1911	41
1912	25
1913	14
1914	17
1915	21
1916	73
1917	67
1918	40
1919	47
1920	40
1921	57
1922	91
1923	77
1924	49
1925	139
1926	188
1927	531
1928	213
1929	350
1930	162
1931	183
1932	212
1933	567
1934	134
1935	333
1936	365
1937	407
1938	389
1939	400
1940	210
1941	402
1942	210
1943	355
1944	789
1945	380
1946	582
1947	539
1948	237
1949	237
1950	1,128
1951	577
1952	733
1953	957
1954	1,023
1955	397
1956	265
1957	646
1958	1,052
1959	942
1960	191
1961	866
1962	404
1963	446
1964	311
1965	415
1966	565
1967	395
1968	555
1969	482
1970	367
1971	1,053
1972	418
1973	538
1974	1,815
1975	699
1976	1,042
1977	920
1978	474
1979	599
1980	605
1981	846
1982	575
1983	689
1984	1,081
1985	1,104
1986	1,404
1987	712
1988	563
1989	855
1990	505
1991	604
1992	1,434
1993	1,145
1994	862
1995	854
1996	809
1997	1,249
1998	1,409
1999	1,566
2000	878
2001	989
2002	1,499
2003	1,977
2004	839
2005	1,136
2006	922
2007	622
2008	601
2009	1,450
2010	903
2011	1,406
2012	638
2013	603
2014	513
2015	745
2016	536
2017	887
2018	887
2019	2,132
2020	727
2021	721
2022	586
2023	1,300
2024	833
2025	376
2026	624

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	39
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1