Weather Records on 2 October 1942

210 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1942. Highest significance: Dunmurray, ZA.

Key Facts for 2 October 1942

On 2 October 1942, 210 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 202 daily.
Dunmurray set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.6 mm (2.9 in) on 2 October 1942.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

210 stations

210 station records on 2 October 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mescalero	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winona Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gallinas Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

210 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 October 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 October 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 202.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

171 broken records

Margins by which the 171 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1942

Top 20 records on 2 October 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1942	Dunmurray, ZA	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1942	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1942	Mazelspoort Dam, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1942	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1942	Kuilput, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1942	Mescalero, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1942	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1942	Bloemfontein Airpor, ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1942	Winona Lake, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1942	Regensburg, DE	monthly high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1942	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	monthly high max	22.7 C (72.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1942	Manamathurai, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1942	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1942	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1942	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1942	Delphi 2 N, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1942	Portales, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1942	Ft Stockton 1, US	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1942	Woodstock, CA	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1942	Manati 2 E, PR	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	37 years	23 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1942. 1942 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 20	160
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1