Weather Records on 2 October 1945

380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1945. Highest significance: Skaneateles, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 1945

On 2 October 1945, 380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 372 daily.
Skaneateles set a daily record precipitation of 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 2 October 1945.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

380 stations

380 station records on 2 October 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bahraich	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserganj	India	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Daudnagar(Haspur)	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Sus Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Puranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raquette Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khutar	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koath	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glencliff	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Letchworth Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kampur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

380 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 2 October 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

299 broken records

Margins by which the 299 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1945

Top 20 records on 2 October 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1945	Skaneateles, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1945	Nanpara, IN	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1945	Riksgransen, SE	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1945	Gloversville, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1945	Bahraich, IN	monthly rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1945	Edmonton 3 W, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1945	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1945	Kaiserganj, IN	monthly rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1945	Daudnagar(Haspur), IN	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1945	Sherburne, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1945	Sanehighat, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1945	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1945	Norwich, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1945	Grimsby Rock Chapel, CA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1945	Cincinnati Sus Brg, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1945	Puranpur, IN	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1945	Bainbridge 2 E, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1945	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1945	Khutar, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1945	Caruthersville, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	33 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1945. 1945 had 380 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	263
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1