Weather Records on 2 October 1961

866 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1961. Highest significance: Nawadah, IN.

Key Facts for 2 October 1961

On 2 October 1961, 866 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 633 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 849 daily.
Nawadah set an all-time record daily precipitation of 418.0 mm (16.5 in) on 2 October 1961.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

866 stations

866 station records on 2 October 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nawadah	India	Record daily precipitation	418.0 mm (16.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bihar	India	Record daily precipitation	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	181.8 mm (7.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sagrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Balumath	India	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gogri	India	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sultanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ekangersarai	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chas	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bharno	India	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Katoria	India	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamui	India	Record daily precipitation	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kharagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Banka	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monghyr	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nagerutari	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Topchanchi	India	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

866 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 305, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 328, Heaviest daily rainfall 155.

Records on 2 October 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	305
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	328
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1961 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 849.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

687 broken records

Margins by which the 687 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 221.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1961

Top 20 records on 2 October 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1961	Nawadah, IN	all-time rain	418.0 mm (16.5 in)	221.1 mm (8.7 in)	11 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1961	Bihar, IN	monthly rain	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	32 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1961	Rajauli, IN	monthly rain	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1961	Sheikhpura, IN	daily rain	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1961	Islampur, IN	monthly rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1961	Bagodar I, IN	monthly rain	181.8 mm (7.2 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	19 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1961	Sagrampur, IN	daily rain	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1961	Balumath, IN	monthly rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1961	Gogri, IN	daily rain	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1961	Sultanganj, IN	daily rain	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	150.5 mm (5.9 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1961	Jamalpur, IN	daily rain	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1961	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1961	Ekangersarai, IN	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1961	Chas, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1961	Ponnamaravathi, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1961	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	monthly high min	10.8 C (51.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1961	Bharno, IN	daily rain	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1961	Katoria, IN	all-time rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1961	Barh, IN	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1961	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	35 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1961. 1961 had 866 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	670
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1