Weather Records on 2 October 1964

311 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1964. Highest significance: Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 2 October 1964

On 2 October 1964, 311 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 302 daily.
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 33.3 mm (1.3 in) on 2 October 1964.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

311 stations

311 station records on 2 October 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Akluj	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Passchendaele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Musselboro (Applico)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Gabriel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nagode	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kroonplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blessington Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandberg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

311 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 2 October 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 302.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

238 broken records

Margins by which the 238 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1964

Top 20 records on 2 October 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1964	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1964	Akluj, IN	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1964	Anderson, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1964	Passchendaele, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1964	Perdeberg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1964	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1964	Sindgi, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1964	Milan, IT	daily high min	19.2 C (66.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1964	Pioneer (Main Road), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1964	Surat, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1964	Musselboro (Applico), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1964	Gorlitz, DE	daily low min	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1964	Elberton 2 N, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1964	Hampshire (Neena Road), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1964	San Gabriel, MX	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1964	Piaxtla, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1964	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1964	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1964	Coondapur, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1964	St Patricks River (Targa Farm), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	29 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1964. 1964 had 311 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	203
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1