Weather Records on 2 October 1951

577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1951. Highest significance: Bhir, IN.

Key Facts for 2 October 1951

On 2 October 1951, 577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
309 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 557 daily.
Bhir set a monthly record daily precipitation of 168.1 mm (6.6 in) on 2 October 1951.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

577 stations

577 station records on 2 October 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bhir	India	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kudal	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parner	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sawantwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatal	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alder Dam Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Armori	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalvan	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sherkawan	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dhanora	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Akot	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Misrikh	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

577 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 220, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 250.

Records on 2 October 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	220
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 557.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

445 broken records

Margins by which the 445 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1951

Top 20 records on 2 October 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1951	Bhir, IN	monthly rain	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	7 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1951	Daroca, ES	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1951	Brahmapuri, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1951	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1951	Arcadia, US	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1951	Tilba Tilba, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1951	Girona (Antic Institut), ES	daily rain	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1951	Alicedale, ZA	monthly rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1951	Titusville, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1951	Kudal, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1951	Jefferson, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1951	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	monthly rain	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1951	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1951	Parner, IN	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1951	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1951	Millington 3 SE, US	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1951	New Meadows Rs, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1951	Emsdale, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1951	Lowell, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1951	Summit, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1951. 1951 had 577 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	403
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3