Weather Records on 2 October 1939

400 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1939. Highest significance: Solomons, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 1939

On 2 October 1939, 400 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 394 daily.
Solomons set a monthly record daily precipitation of 114.0 mm (4.5 in) on 2 October 1939.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

400 stations

400 station records on 2 October 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tirukkattupalli	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Motihari	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gangarampur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kopati(Kaupati)	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denninup Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

400 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 163.

Records on 2 October 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 394.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

327 broken records

Margins by which the 327 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1939

Top 20 records on 2 October 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1939	Solomons, US	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1939	Rapelje, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1939	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1939	Islampur, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1939	Tirukkattupalli, IN	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1939	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1939	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1939	Timovskoe, RU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1939	Armadale, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1939	Boko, IN	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1939	Brunswick Junction, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1939	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1939	Donnybrook, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1939	Mana 1026, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1939	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1939	Gauhati Obsy, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1939	Samastipur, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1939	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low min	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1939	Pinjarra, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1939	Jokkmokk, SE	daily low min	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	36 years	25 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1939. 1939 had 400 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	303
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1