Weather Records on 2 October 1923

77 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1923. Highest significance: Riversdale, ZA.

Key Facts for 2 October 1923

On 2 October 1923, 77 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 75 daily.
Riversdale set a daily record precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 2 October 1923.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

77 stations

77 station records on 2 October 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Berrebangalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

77 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 44.

Records on 2 October 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 75.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

70 broken records

Margins by which the 70 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1923

Top 20 records on 2 October 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1923	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1923	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1923	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1923	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1923	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1923	Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1923	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1923	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1923	Lake Eildon, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1923	Sydney, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	50 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1923	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1923	Vilnius, LT	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1923	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1923	Steinkopf (Pol), ZA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1923	Culbertson, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1923	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1923	Banff, CA	monthly high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1923	Imperial, US	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1923	Madrid, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1923	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	19 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1923. 1923 had 77 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 1923
Margin	Records
0 to 10	59
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1