Weather Records on 2 October 1957

646 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1957. Highest significance: Umatilla, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 1957

On 2 October 1957, 646 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 593 daily.
Umatilla set an all-time record daily precipitation of 79.5 mm (3.1 in) on 2 October 1957.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

646 stations

646 station records on 2 October 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Umatilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Benton City 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Prosser	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Danger Point - Vrt.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Challakire	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nqutu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Echo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin 91	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alandi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trekpad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pilger	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flitwick Grange	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springkell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Legkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

646 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 October 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 October 1957 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 49, daily 593.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

545 broken records

Margins by which the 545 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1957

Top 20 records on 2 October 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1957	Umatilla, US	all-time rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 October 1957	Hermiston 1 SE, US	all-time rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1957	Benton City 2 NW, US	all-time rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1957	Prosser, US	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1957	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1957	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1957	Heppner, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1957	Danger Point - Vrt., ZA	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1957	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1957	Arad, RO	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1957	Kangela, Mtubatuba, ZA	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1957	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1957	Lillooet, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1957	Nongoma, ZA	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1957	Devanhalli, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1957	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1957	Vryheid, ZA	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1957	Stilbaai (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1957	Kulu Halt, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1957	Tiruppattur, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1957. 1957 had 646 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 20	504
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1