Weather Records on 2 October 1965

415 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1965. Highest significance: Irkutsk, RU.

Key Facts for 2 October 1965

On 2 October 1965, 415 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 403 daily.
Irkutsk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.3 mm (1.8 in) on 2 October 1965.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

415 stations

415 station records on 2 October 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tierhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Paramirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brumado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Korana "Xorana"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cacule	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laborare	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Struishoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parapeuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adolphskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ibeka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quaggasdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cruzeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doornbosch	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grootvlakte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paardekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guaratingueta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pindamonhangaba (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oukraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coetzeekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

415 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 2 October 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 403.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

337 broken records

Margins by which the 337 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1965

Top 20 records on 2 October 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1965	Irkutsk, RU	monthly rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1965	Tierhoek, ZA	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1965	Paramirim, BR	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1965	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1965	Zuur Anys, ZA	daily rain	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1965	Sunbury, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1965	Brumado, BR	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1965	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1965	Libode (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1965	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1965	Rio de Contas, BR	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1965	Korana "Xorana", ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1965	Cacule, BR	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1965	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1965	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1965	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1965	Struishoek, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1965	Villahermosa (Smn), MX	daily rain	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1965	Harlingen, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1965	Concordia, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	20 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1965. 1965 had 415 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	302
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1