Weather Records on 2 October 1988

563 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1988. Highest significance: Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de, FR.

Key Facts for 2 October 1988

On 2 October 1988, 563 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 527 daily.
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 2 October 1988.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

563 stations

563 station records on 2 October 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lajes Ab	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wappapello Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sebewaing	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatotolapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Center	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bickleton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coyame (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	379.5 mm (14.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jessieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland 3 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Duas Barras (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

563 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 October 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 October 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 527.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1988

Top 20 records on 2 October 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1988	Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de, FR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1988	Lajes Ab, PT	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1988	Wappapello Dam, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1988	Mansfield 4 NW, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1988	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1988	Hickory Flat, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1988	Palmerville, AU	daily high max	38.0 C (100.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1988	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1988	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1988	Keflavik, IS	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1988	Elba, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1988	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1988	Sebewaing, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1988	Sunnyside, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1988	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	81 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1988	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1988	Cuatotolapan, MX	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1988	Presque Isle, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1988	Bloomingdale, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1988	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	39 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1988. 1988 had 563 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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Data for records on 1988-10-02: 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	322
10 to 20	54
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1