Weather Records on 2 October 1954

1,023 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1954. Highest significance: Green Bay, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 1954

On 2 October 1954, 1,023 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
632 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 955 daily.
Green Bay set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.4 mm (3.4 in) on 2 October 1954.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,023 stations

1,023 station records on 2 October 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Dhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	265.9 mm (10.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nowshera	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thakurdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hasanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sathawas	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kashipur	India	Record daily precipitation	315.0 mm (12.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	296.7 mm (11.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ballabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Champawat	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dayanathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khol	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nawabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mawana	India	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ghaziabad	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sikandarabad	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich Township	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zacapu (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khajwa	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harpur	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rudrapur/Kitchha	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,023 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 471, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 October 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	471
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 October 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 67, daily 955.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

797 broken records

Margins by which the 797 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1954

Top 20 records on 2 October 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1954	Green Bay, US	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1954	Dhampur, IN	monthly rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1954	Amroha, IN	monthly rain	265.9 mm (10.5 in)	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1954	Pithoragarh, IN	monthly rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1954	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1954	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1954	Nowshera, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1954	Brantford, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1954	Anupshahr, IN	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1954	St Catharines, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1954	Thakurdwara, IN	daily rain	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1954	Lucan, CA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1954	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1954	Hasanpur, IN	monthly rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1954	Union City, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1954	Columbus, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1954	Vardoe, NO	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1954	Sathawas, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1954	Kashipur, IN	all-time rain	315.0 mm (12.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1954	Willeroo, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	43 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1954. 1954 had 1,023 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	727
25 to 50	47
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1