Weather Records on 2 October 1930

162 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1930. Highest significance: Innamincka Police Camp, AU.

Key Facts for 2 October 1930

On 2 October 1930, 162 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 155 daily.
Innamincka Police Camp set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 2 October 1930.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

162 stations

162 station records on 2 October 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hinton 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

162 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 62.

Records on 2 October 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 155.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

129 broken records

Margins by which the 129 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1930

Top 20 records on 2 October 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1930	Innamincka Police Camp, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1930	Mt Crosby, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1930	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1930	Trinidad, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1930	Hvar, HR	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1930	Harrisville Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1930	Elsinore, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1930	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1930	Redfield, US	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	10 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1930	Storlien, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1930	Karumba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1930	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1930	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1930	Hermannsburg, AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1930	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1930	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1930	Oelrichs, US	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1930	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1930	Fairmont, US	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1930	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	55 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1930. 1930 had 162 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	97
5 to 10	14
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1