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Weather Records on 2 October 1918

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1918. Highest significance: Piketberg (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 2 October 1918

  • On 2 October 1918, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 39 daily.
  • Piketberg (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 2 October 1918.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

40 stations
Weather records on 2 October 1918 40 station records on 2 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
40 station records on 2 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 October 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Piketberg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation43.7 mm (1.7 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno RsvSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
MalmesburySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RobertsonSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn PlatteklipSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Goona (Nure)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
WorcesterSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-0.2 C (31.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature0.1 C (32.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord low minimum temperature3.7 C (38.7 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Council OfficesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.8 C (78.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the RidgeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-0.1 C (31.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-14.7 C (5.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature6.2 C (43.2 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature18.7 C (65.7 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic VillageAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature0.4 C (32.7 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low minimum temperature3.4 C (38.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records
Records on 2 October 1918 by type Records set or tied on 2 October 1918 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 24. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 11Heaviest daily rainfall: 24Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 October 1918 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 24.
Records on 2 October 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum11
Heaviest daily rainfall24
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 October 1918 by timescale Records on 2 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 39. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 39all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 39.
Records on 2 October 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily39

How Much Records Were Beaten By

33 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 October 1918 Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.2. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 205 to 10: 410 to 15: 615 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 30 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 October 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 520
5 to 104
10 to 156
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 303

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1918
Top 20 records on 2 October 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 October 1918Piketberg (Pol), ZAdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)26.2 mm (1.0 in)18 years45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1918Tulbagh (Pol), ZAdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)25.2 mm (1.0 in)27 years43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1918Paarl (Tnk), ZAdaily rain43.7 mm (1.7 in)29.2 mm (1.1 in)5 years33 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1918Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZAdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 years28 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1918Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)57 years23 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1918Malmesbury, ZAdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1918Robertson, ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1918Clanwilliam (Pol), ZAdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)47 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1918Caledon (Pol), ZAdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1918Swift Current, CAdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1918Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZAdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)10.0 mm (0.4 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1918Goona (Nure), AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)30 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1918Worcester, ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1918Tranebjerg, DKdaily low min-0.2 C (31.6 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)23 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1918Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZAdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)18 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1918Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)18 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1918Yarmouth, CAdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1918Bamberg, DEdaily low min0.1 C (32.2 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1918Wrixum/Fohr, DEdaily low min3.7 C (38.7 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1918Bredasdorp, ZAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)22 years14 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 1918
Records on 10-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1918. 1918 had 40 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 1918. 1918 had 40 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).