Weather Records on 2 October 1977

920 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1977. Highest significance: Gainesville, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 1977

On 2 October 1977, 920 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 847 daily.
Gainesville set a daily record precipitation of 86.6 mm (3.4 in) on 2 October 1977.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

920 stations

920 station records on 2 October 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grayson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Divisa de Anitapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesburg 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Varadouro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Encarnacion de Diaz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hickman Lock 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arrojado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Joinville (Rvpsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miramichi A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carius	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Parafield Plant Intr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Americana (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vinhedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pinhalzinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo Caliente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ford Lock 1O	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cacapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evangelista de Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bristol AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

920 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 508, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 October 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	508
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 October 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 73, daily 847.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

768 broken records

Margins by which the 768 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1977

Top 20 records on 2 October 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1977	Gainesville, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1977	Liberty, US	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1977	Bairro Alto, BR	monthly rain	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1977	Grayson 3 SW, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1977	Manchester 4 W, US	monthly rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1977	Adelaide (Pooraka), AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1977	Madison 3NNW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1977	Fergana, UZ	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1977	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1977	Divisa de Anitapolis, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1977	Camargo (Smn), MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1977	Salinillas, MX	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1977	Juarez, MX	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1977	Waynesburg 7 NE, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1977	Varadouro, BR	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1977	Encarnacion de Diaz, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1977	Little Hickman Lock 8, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1977	Arrojado, BR	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1977	Joinville (Rvpsc), BR	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1977	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	44 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1977. 1977 had 920 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1977-10-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	545
10 to 20	111
20 to 30	59
30 to 40	35
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	5