Weather Records on 2 October 1960

191 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1960. Highest significance: Baindur, IN.

Key Facts for 2 October 1960

On 2 October 1960, 191 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 188 daily.
Baindur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 273.3 mm (10.8 in) on 2 October 1960.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

191 stations

191 station records on 2 October 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baindur	India	Record daily precipitation	273.3 mm (10.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beberu	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garhwa	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prathipadu	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manikpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vishnupur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wara	India	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jaso	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bugulma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mapoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellton	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

191 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 89.

Records on 2 October 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 188.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

144 broken records

Margins by which the 144 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1960

Top 20 records on 2 October 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1960	Baindur, IN	monthly rain	273.3 mm (10.8 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1960	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1960	Waialua 847, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1960	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1960	Beberu, IN	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1960	Verhojansk, RU	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	62 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1960	Garhwa, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1960	Harur, IN	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1960	Spier Falls, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1960	Mercara Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1960	Muthupet, IN	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1960	Bhatkal, IN	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1960	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1960	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	61 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1960	Verhojansk, RU	daily low max	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	62 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1960	Poronajsk, RU	daily low max	3.1 C (37.6 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1960	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1960	Prathipadu, IN	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1960	Puttur, IN	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1960	Athipettu, IN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	25 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1960. 1960 had 191 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 10	111
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1