Weather Records on 2 October 1979

599 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1979. Highest significance: Norwalk Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 1979

On 2 October 1979, 599 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 564 daily.
Norwalk Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 2 October 1979.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

599 stations

599 station records on 2 October 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peotone	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Hill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waukegan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paupack 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe del Rio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Echeverria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pelham	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Angamacutiro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna del Fresno	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

599 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 189.

Records on 2 October 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 564.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

453 broken records

Margins by which the 453 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1979

Top 20 records on 2 October 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1979	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1979	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1979	Kula Sanatorium 267, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1979	Goshen 3SW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1979	Waxahachie, US	monthly high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1979	Amherst, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1979	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1979	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1979	San Saba, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1979	Zitacuaro, MX	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1979	Peotone, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1979	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1979	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1979	Mather 3 NW, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1979	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1979	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1979	Birch Hill Dam, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1979	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1979	San Andres, MX	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1979	Waukegan, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1979. 1979 had 599 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 10	387
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1