Weather Records on 2 October 1976

1,042 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1976. Highest significance: Boksburg (Mun), ZA.

Key Facts for 2 October 1976

On 2 October 1976, 1,042 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 89 monthly and 950 daily.
Boksburg (Mun) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 2 October 1976.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,042 stations

1,042 station records on 2 October 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Berrings	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Schweizer-Reneke (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Maseru	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy Carbona	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Keg River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pelserskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Klipkop-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weston College, Mooi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leeudoringstad (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Olinda (Andreza)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuspruit Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lourensgeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keg River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu(Mill)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bultfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wolwekraal (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,042 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 615, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 2 October 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	615
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1976 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 89, daily 950.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

904 broken records

Margins by which the 904 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1976

Top 20 records on 2 October 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1976	Boksburg (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1976	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1976	Van Reenen, ZA	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1976	Berrings, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1976	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1976	Ogden Pioneer Ph, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1976	Maseru, LS	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1976	Britstown (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1976	Kilmashogue,Lowlands, ZA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1976	Tracy Carbona, US	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1976	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1976	Greylingstad (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1976	Jhb-Turffontein, ZA	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1976	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1976	Setlagodi (Pol), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1976	Jhb-Zoological Garden, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1976	Klipspruit (Pur), ZA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1976	Pretoria-New Cemetry, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1976	Goldfield, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1976	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	55 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1976. 1976 had 1,042 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	883
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1