Weather Records on 2 October 1968

555 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1968. Highest significance: Koloa 936, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 1968

On 2 October 1968, 555 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
227 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 532 daily.
Koloa 936 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 130.8 mm (5.1 in) on 2 October 1968.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

555 stations

555 station records on 2 October 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea 892	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ovruch	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waipahu 750	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kemoo Camp 8 855	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rusel-Irlmoos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Harbour	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raibag	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waiahi Lower 1054	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	139.5 mm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
UNIV of Hawaii 713	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leamington	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Cabonga	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

555 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 2 October 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 532.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

438 broken records

Margins by which the 438 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1968

Top 20 records on 2 October 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1968	Koloa 936, US	monthly rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1968	Kukuiula 935, US	monthly rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1968	Kealia 1112, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1968	Ebrach, DE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1968	Waialua 847, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1968	Waiawa 943, US	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1968	Waimea 892, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1968	Kahuku 912, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1968	Moloaa 1145, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1968	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1968	Ovruch, UA	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1968	Waipahu 750, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1968	E Lawai 934, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1968	Kemoo Camp 8 855, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1968	Barrage Temiscamingue, CA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1968	Kekaha 944, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1968	Rusel-Irlmoos, DE	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1968	Evelyn State Forest, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1968	Diamond Harbour, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1968	Puhi 1013, US	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	40 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1968. 1968 had 555 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	407
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1