Weather Records on 2 October 1949

237 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1949. Highest significance: Sakoli, IN.

Key Facts for 2 October 1949

On 2 October 1949, 237 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 231 daily.
Sakoli set a daily record precipitation of 97.5 mm (3.8 in) on 2 October 1949.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

237 stations

237 station records on 2 October 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khairee	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jasdan	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Macedon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bhandara	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Telhara	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kunghari	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Day Dawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Annean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Margarita	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minilya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barambah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tooma	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Darwha	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

237 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 133.

Records on 2 October 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 231.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

187 broken records

Margins by which the 187 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1949

Top 20 records on 2 October 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1949	Sakoli, IN	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1949	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1949	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1949	Parnu, EE	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1949	Khairee, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1949	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1949	Illalangi, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1949	Tustervatnet, NO	all-time rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1949	Jasdan, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1949	Gudiyatham, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1949	Shorlakode, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1949	Ohotsk, RU	daily high min	6.3 C (43.3 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1949	Mount Macedon, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1949	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1949	Bhandara, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1949	Newport, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1949	Bumping Lake, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1949	Susendal, NO	monthly rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1949	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1949	Tunnsjo, NO	monthly rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	1 year	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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1949. 1949 had 237 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	150
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1