Weather Records on 2 October 1937

407 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1937. Highest significance: Gundlupet, IN.

Key Facts for 2 October 1937

On 2 October 1937, 407 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 378 daily.
Gundlupet set an all-time record daily precipitation of 182.4 mm (7.2 in) on 2 October 1937.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

407 stations

407 station records on 2 October 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gundlupet	India	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	213.6 mm (8.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gudalur	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Badvel	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	234.2 mm (9.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Penukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dhoraji	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jammalamadugu	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

407 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 301.

Records on 2 October 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1937 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 24, daily 378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

354 broken records

Margins by which the 354 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1937

Top 20 records on 2 October 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1937	Gundlupet, IN	all-time rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1937	Parli, IN	monthly rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1937	Chico UNIV Farm, US	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1937	Glenmorgan, IN	monthly rain	213.6 mm (8.4 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1937	Quilandi, IN	daily rain	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1937	Pulivendla, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1937	Rapur, IN	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1937	Kurseong, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1937	Markapur, IN	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1937	Pearlington, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1937	Gudalur, IN	monthly rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1937	Cannanore, IN	daily rain	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1937	Chamarajnagar, IN	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1937	Naduvattam, IN	monthly rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1937	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1937	Vayittiri, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1937	Booneville, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1937	Srirangpatnam, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1937	Nilambur, IN	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1937	Badvel, IN	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	41 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1937. 1937 had 407 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	233
20 to 40	70
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	14
80 to 100	8
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	4