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Weather Records on 2 October 1920

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1920. Highest significance: Bird Rocks, CA.

Key Facts for 2 October 1920

  • On 2 October 1920, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 37 daily.
  • Bird Rocks set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 2 October 1920.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

40 stations
Weather records on 2 October 1920 40 station records on 2 October 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
40 station records on 2 October 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 October 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Bird RocksCanadaRecord daily precipitation101.6 mm (4.0 in)62 of 100 (Major)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation40.4 mm (1.6 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
North BruceCanadaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
ParisCanadaRecord daily precipitation39.1 mm (1.5 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
GenoaItalyRecord daily precipitation105.1 mm (4.1 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Powell CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.0 cm (1.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Daly WatersAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord daily precipitation16.6 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'RussiaRecord daily precipitation1.2 mm (0.05 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
TampaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
White RiverCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-ZellerfeldGermanyRecord high minimum temperature12.4 C (54.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
TampaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ParnuEstoniaRecord low minimum temperature-0.1 C (31.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia AirportAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature23.7 C (74.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-SeefahrtschuleGermanyRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high minimum temperature13.6 C (56.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature12.6 C (54.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord high minimum temperature12.5 C (54.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
YudnapinnaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records
Records on 2 October 1920 by type Records set or tied on 2 October 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 10Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 October 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 2 October 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum10
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 October 1920 by timescale Records on 2 October 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 37. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 37all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 October 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 37.
Records on 2 October 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily37

How Much Records Were Beaten By

37 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 October 1920 Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.8. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 3010 to 20: 320 to 30: 130 to 40: 240 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 October 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 1030
10 to 203
20 to 301
30 to 402
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1920
Top 20 records on 2 October 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 October 1920Bird Rocks, CAmonthly rain101.6 mm (4.0 in)53.8 mm (2.1 in)26 years62 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1920Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain40.4 mm (1.6 in)20.5 mm (0.8 in)44 years53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1920North Bruce, CAdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)15 years29 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1920Paris, CAdaily rain39.1 mm (1.5 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)5 years27 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1920Genoa, ITdaily rain105.1 mm (4.1 in)30.0 mm (1.2 in)20 years27 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1920Hamilton, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)36 years24 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1920Boulia Airport, AUdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1920Wrixum/Fohr, DEdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)9.5 mm (0.37 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1920Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AUdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1920Powell Creek, AUdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1920Innamincka Station, AUdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1920Lindsay, CAdaily snowfall3.0 cm (1.2 in)3.0 cm (1.2 in)39 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1920Daly Waters, AUdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)43 years17 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1920Sydney, CAdaily high max22.8 C (73.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)21 years16 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1920Gravenhurst, CAdaily low max7.2 C (45.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1920Karlsruhe, DEdaily rain16.6 mm (0.7 in)6.2 mm (0.24 in)7 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1920Nurnberg, DEdaily high min13.0 C (55.4 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1920Maly Uzen', RUdaily rain1.2 mm (0.05 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1920Tampa, USdaily low min12.8 C (55.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)3 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1920Edmonton, CAdaily high min7.2 C (45.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years13 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 1920
Records on 10-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1920. 1920 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 1920. 1920 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).