Weather Records on 2 October 1934

134 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1934. Highest significance: Halmstad, SE.

Key Facts for 2 October 1934

On 2 October 1934, 134 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 130 daily.
Halmstad set a daily record precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 2 October 1934.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

134 stations

134 station records on 2 October 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chimur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dhamtari	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yanyarrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dundullimal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Tract	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinac Island	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

134 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 36.

Records on 2 October 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 130.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

103 broken records

Margins by which the 103 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1934

Top 20 records on 2 October 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1934	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1934	Tewantin Post Office, AU	monthly low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	6.9 C (12.4 F)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1934	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1934	Raipur, IN	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1934	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	67 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1934	Granite Reef Dam, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1934	Chimur, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1934	Isabela Substn, PR	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1934	Dhamtari, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1934	Bosque del Apache, US	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1934	Karlshamn, SE	daily high min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1934	Plant City, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1934	St Augustine, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1934	Carrieton (Yanyarrie), AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1934	Hoyleton, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1934	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1934	Moncton, CA	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1934	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low max	0.3 C (32.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1934	Dawson (Anda-Vale), AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1934	Dundullimal, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	0 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1934. 1934 had 134 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 1934
Margin	Records
0 to 10	88
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1