Weather Records on 2 October 1959

942 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1959. Highest significance: Stillwater 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 1959

On 2 October 1959, 942 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 408 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 905 daily.
Stillwater 2 W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 158.2 mm (6.2 in) on 2 October 1959.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

942 stations

942 station records on 2 October 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Supaul	India	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pachamba	India	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palandu	India	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dalsinghsarai	India	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burdwan	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bettiah	India	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kundahit	India	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ranka	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arthuna	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buxar	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gangajalghati	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sepaya	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joypur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandotte 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Patna Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arrah Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Assobani	India	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sonaula	India	Record daily precipitation	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kurtha	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barsoe	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

942 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 295, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 391, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 2 October 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	295
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	391
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 2 October 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 905.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

817 broken records

Margins by which the 817 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1959

Top 20 records on 2 October 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1959	Stillwater 2 W, US	monthly rain	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1959	El Reno 1 N, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1959	Supaul, IN	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1959	Pakribarwan, IN	daily rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1959	Pachamba, IN	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1959	Silverton, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1959	Bhagalpur, IN	daily rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1959	Pagosa Springs 1SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1959	Palandu, IN	daily rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1959	Dalsinghsarai, IN	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1959	Jahanabad, IN	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1959	Rajkot, IN	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1959	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1959	Burdwan, IN	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1959	Guthrie 5S, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1959	Cordes, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1959	Salida, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1959	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1959	Bhandaria, IN	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1959	Amarpara, IN	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	29 years	48 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1959. 1959 had 942 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 50	754
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1