Weather Records on 2 October 1924

49 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1924. Highest significance: Mantova, IT.

Key Facts for 2 October 1924

On 2 October 1924, 49 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 47 daily.
Mantova set a daily record precipitation of 32.2 mm (1.3 in) on 2 October 1924.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

49 stations

49 station records on 2 October 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mein Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

49 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 2 October 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	9
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 47.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

36 broken records

Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1924

Top 20 records on 2 October 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1924	Mantova, IT	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1924	Milan, IT	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1924	Port Lincoln, AU	daily high max	29.6 C (85.3 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1924	Lake Moraine, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1924	Laramie, US	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1924	Prince Albert, CA	daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1924	Canon City, US	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1924	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	25.8 C (78.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1924	Abbeville, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1924	Umea, SE	daily high max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1924	Austin, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1924	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1924	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1924	Umea, SE	daily high min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1924	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1924	Mein Station, AU	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	35 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1924	Sable Island East End, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1924	Eutawville, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	24 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1924	Rome, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1924	Athens, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	4 years	11 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1924. 1924 had 49 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	28
5 to 10	3
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1