Weather Records on 2 October 1927

531 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1927. Highest significance: Postville, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 1927

On 2 October 1927, 531 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 456 daily.
Postville set a daily record precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 2 October 1927.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

531 stations

531 station records on 2 October 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calumet	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Briagolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sale Mercury Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Monte	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

531 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 235.

Records on 2 October 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 75, daily 456.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1927

Top 20 records on 2 October 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1927	Postville, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1927	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1927	Ames 3 SW, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1927	Harrisonville, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1927	Meadow Valley Rs, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1927	Galva, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1927	Denison, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1927	Kirksville, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1927	Willapa Harbor, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1927	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	monthly rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1927	Manitowoc, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1927	Decorah, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1927	Washington, US	monthly rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1927	Calumet, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1927	Briagolong, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1927	White River, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1927	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1927	Temple, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1927	Toledo 3N, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1927	Boonville, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1927. 1927 had 531 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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Data for records on 1927-10-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	335
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	34
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1