Weather Records on 2 October 1972

418 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1972. Highest significance: Mina, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 1972

On 2 October 1972, 418 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 406 daily.
Mina set an all-time record daily precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 2 October 1972.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

418 stations

418 station records on 2 October 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mina	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lussanvira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Dale West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mamakuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ahalcihe	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sacaton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ibiquera	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Timoteo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vitoria da Conquista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ibirarema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Summit WSO AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

418 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 2 October 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 2 October 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 406.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

320 broken records

Margins by which the 320 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1972

Top 20 records on 2 October 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1972	Mina, US	all-time rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1972	Mac Mac Bos, ZA	monthly rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1972	Big Delta AP, US	monthly snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1972	Milman, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1972	Dawson, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1972	Dawson, CA	daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1972	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1972	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1972	Lussanvira, BR	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1972	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1972	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1972	Circle Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1972	Kainaliu 73.2, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1972	Balmoral Station, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1972	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1972	Esk Dale West, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1972	Mamakuil, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1972	Barfield, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1972	Coominya Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1972	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low min	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	90 years	37 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1972. 1972 had 418 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	307
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1