Weather Records on 2 October 1928

213 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1928. Highest significance: Shenkursk, RU.

Key Facts for 2 October 1928

On 2 October 1928, 213 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 211 daily.
Shenkursk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 2 October 1928.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

213 stations

213 station records on 2 October 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aldinga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bangerang North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

213 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 October 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 October 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 211.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

189 broken records

Margins by which the 189 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1928

Top 20 records on 2 October 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1928	Shenkursk, RU	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1928	Macclesfield, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1928	Willunga, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1928	Meadows, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1928	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1928	Collingrove, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1928	Ashbourne, AU	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1928	Echunga Golf Course, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1928	Beachport, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1928	Gumeracha, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1928	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1928	Watford, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1928	Galway, IE	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1928	Tanunda, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1928	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1928	Lyndoch, AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1928	Stockwell, AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1928	Cherdyn', RU	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1928	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1928	Truro, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1928. 1928 had 213 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 20	184
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1