Weather Records on 2 October 1940

210 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1940. Highest significance: Homestead 985, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 1940

On 2 October 1940, 210 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 201 daily.
Homestead 985 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 129.3 mm (5.1 in) on 2 October 1940.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

210 stations

210 station records on 2 October 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Homestead 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Haiku 490	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alix	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murgab	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dufur	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yorkton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hanumangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Savage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

210 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 93.

Records on 2 October 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 201.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

169 broken records

Margins by which the 169 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1940

Top 20 records on 2 October 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1940	Homestead 985, US	monthly rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1940	Haiku 490, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1940	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1940	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1940	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1940	Regina Int'l A, CA	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1940	Sibasa, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1940	Taung, ZA	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1940	Weldon, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	51 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1940	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1940	Princess Anne, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1940	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily low max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1940	Ipswich, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1940	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1940	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	1 year	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1940	Republic, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1940	Le Bourget, FR	daily low max	9.3 C (48.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1940	Nanguneri, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1940	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1940	Kilauea 1134, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	9 years	21 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1940. 1940 had 210 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 10	154
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1