Weather Records on 2 October 1982

575 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1982. Highest significance: Clay Ctr 6 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 1982

On 2 October 1982, 575 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
162 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 549 daily.
Clay Ctr 6 ESE set a daily record precipitation of 79.5 mm (3.1 in) on 2 October 1982.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

575 stations

575 station records on 2 October 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Butka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Qabala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lachin	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tugulym	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Livingstone	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Praia Grande (Parana)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Itapicuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corumbatai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Artemovsky	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tyumen Amsg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Esbon 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grauna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sete Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Exp Farm 434	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurdamir	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamyslov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Agdam	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Analandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aksakovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Capinzal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fernao Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Queiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raevsky	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mertzon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

575 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 October 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 October 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 549.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

470 broken records

Margins by which the 470 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1982

Top 20 records on 2 October 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1982	Clay Ctr 6 ESE, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1982	Ganca, AZ	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	95 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1982	Butka, RU	monthly rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1982	Skegness, GB	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1982	Qabala, AZ	daily rain	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1982	Lachin, AZ	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1982	Tugulym, RU	monthly rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1982	Livingstone, ZM	daily rain	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1982	Praia Grande (Parana), BR	monthly rain	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1982	Marilia, BR	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1982	Rinopolis, BR	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1982	Itapicuru, BR	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1982	Cambridge Niab, GB	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1982	Leech Lake, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1982	Corumbatai, BR	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1982	Artemovsky, RU	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1982	Tyumen Amsg, RU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1982	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1982	Rothamsted, GB	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1982	Esbon 7 N, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	41 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1982. 1982 had 575 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 25	441
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1