Weather Records on 2 October 1922

91 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1922. Highest significance: Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 October 1922

On 2 October 1922, 91 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 85 daily.
Lakes Entrance Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 68.3 mm (2.7 in) on 2 October 1922.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

91 stations

91 station records on 2 October 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tareena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang (Goomgerah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

91 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 34.

Records on 2 October 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 85.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

76 broken records

Margins by which the 76 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1922

Top 20 records on 2 October 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1922	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1922	Moormurang the Ridge, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1922	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1922	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1922	Tungamah, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1922	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1922	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1922	Buchan (Gillingall), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1922	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1922	Kingswood, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1922	Ottawa, CA	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1922	Escanaba, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1922	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	21.0 C (69.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1922	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1922	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1922	Bindi, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1922	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1922	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1922	Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park), AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1922	Peterborough, CA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	42 years	20 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 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1922. 1922 had 91 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 1922
Margin	Records
0 to 10	65
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1