Weather Records on 2 October 1921

57 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1921. Highest significance: Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU.

Key Facts for 2 October 1921

On 2 October 1921, 57 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 57 daily.
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 2 October 1921.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

57 stations

57 station records on 2 October 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rollands Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fernmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Tapio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

57 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 2 October 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 57.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

54 broken records

Margins by which the 54 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1921

Top 20 records on 2 October 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1921	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1921	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1921	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1921	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1921	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1921	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1921	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1921	Werris Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1921	Cuerindi, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1921	Bingara (Keera), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1921	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1921	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1921	Ellerston, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1921	May Vale, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1921	Carroll (the Ranch), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1921	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1921	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1921	Rollands Plains, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1921	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1921	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	26 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1921. 1921 had 57 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 October 1921
Margin	Records
0 to 10	25
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	1