Weather Records on 2 October 1936

365 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1936. Highest significance: Aryankavu, IN.

Key Facts for 2 October 1936

On 2 October 1936, 365 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 230 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 360 daily.
Aryankavu set a daily record precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 2 October 1936.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

365 stations

365 station records on 2 October 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galaquil East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Point Lowly Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Saltia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yatina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moorook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Culgoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

365 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 154, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 October 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	154
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 October 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 360.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1936

Top 20 records on 2 October 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1936	Aryankavu, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1936	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1936	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	21.4 C (70.5 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	49 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1936	Saguache, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1936	Qu'appelle, CA	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1936	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low min	0.9 C (33.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1936	Vayittiri, IN	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1936	Darwin Loco Works, AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1936	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1936	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1936	Swift Current, CA	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1936	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily low max	8.1 C (46.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	54 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1936	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1936	St Peter, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1936	Amenia, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1936	Beulah, AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1936	Melrose, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1936	Quorn, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1936	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1936	Burra (Kooringa), AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	38 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1936. 1936 had 365 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 1936-10-02: 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	269
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1