Weather Records on 2 October 1984

1,081 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1984. Highest significance: White Cliffs (Monolon), AU.

Key Facts for 2 October 1984

On 2 October 1984, 1,081 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 643 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,056 daily.
White Cliffs (Monolon) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 112.0 mm (4.4 in) on 2 October 1984.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,081 stations

1,081 station records on 2 October 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
White Cliffs (Monolon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Mount Serle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gertspan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Basberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boston	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Kayrunnera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bellrock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blaauwkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cologne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Green River Aviation	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Oregano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,081 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 225, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 418, Heaviest daily rainfall 308, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 October 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	225
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	418
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 October 1984 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 1,056.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

882 broken records

Margins by which the 882 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1984

Top 20 records on 2 October 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1984	White Cliffs (Monolon), AU	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1984	Beito, NO	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1984	Arno, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1984	Biri, NO	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1984	Old Baratta Homestead, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1984	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1984	Concord ASOS, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1984	Gammon Ranges (Mount Serle), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1984	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1984	Oranje, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1984	Gertspan, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1984	Apizaco, MX	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1984	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1984	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1984	Boston, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1984	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1984	Tevredenheid, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1984	Cordillo Downs, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1984	White Cliffs (Kayrunnera), AU	monthly rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1984	Castle Rock, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	72 years	42 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1984. 1984 had 1,081 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	803
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1