Weather Records on 2 October 1986

1,404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1986. Highest significance: Memphis, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 1986

On 2 October 1986, 1,404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
732 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 113 monthly and 1,291 daily.
Memphis set a monthly record daily precipitation of 207.0 mm (8.1 in) on 2 October 1986.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,404 stations

1,404 station records on 2 October 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Riversdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland Hills Pierce College	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lenorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Caa AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Borger	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Slaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lander AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roi Et	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Burrero	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thrall 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahi Lower 1054	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lorenzo	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brandonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,404 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 305, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 427, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 444, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 2 October 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	305
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	427
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	444
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 2 October 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 113, daily 1,291.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,065 broken records

Margins by which the 1,065 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 161.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1986

Top 20 records on 2 October 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1986	Memphis, US	monthly rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	59 years	75 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1986	Riversdale, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1986	New Carlisle, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1986	Frederick, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1986	Newcastle, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1986	Carrizozo 1SW, US	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1986	Woodland Hills Pierce College, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1986	Centerville 5 NE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1986	Spur, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1986	Sparta 1 W, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1986	Tipp City, US	monthly rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1986	Osceola, US	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1986	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1986	Hermosa 3 SSW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1986	Lenorah, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1986	Midwest, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1986	Douglas Caa AP, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1986	Kia Ora Sandy Ridges, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1986	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1986	Casper-Natrona Co AP, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	48 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1986. 1986 had 1,404 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	994
25 to 50	49
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1