Weather Records on 2 October 1943

355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1943. Highest significance: Cape York Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 October 1943

On 2 October 1943, 355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 321 daily.
Cape York Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 2 October 1943.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

355 stations

355 station records on 2 October 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
White River Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft McMurray	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Anglia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sirur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eleanor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

355 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 63.

Records on 2 October 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	63
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 321.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

253 broken records

Margins by which the 253 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1943

Top 20 records on 2 October 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1943	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1943	Susendal, NO	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1943	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1943	Helwan (Cairo), EG	monthly high min	29.8 C (85.6 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1943	St Augustine, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1943	Boylston, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1943	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1943	Whitehead, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1943	Poona, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1943	Winthrop UNIV, US	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1943	White River Junction, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1943	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	monthly high min	20.8 C (69.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1943	Pathfinder Dam, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1943	Kennewick, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1943	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1943	Kadayam, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1943	Paisley, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1943	Gila Bend 2SE, US	monthly high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1943	Browning, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1943	Ft McMurray, CA	monthly high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	20 years	22 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1943. 1943 had 355 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	230
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1