Weather Records on 2 October 1989

855 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1989. Highest significance: Grahamstown, ZA.

Key Facts for 2 October 1989

On 2 October 1989, 855 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 257 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 814 daily.
Grahamstown set a daily record precipitation of 120.8 mm (4.8 in) on 2 October 1989.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

855 stations

855 station records on 2 October 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	212.5 mm (8.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dillon AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Silverdales	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roelands Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	154.5 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cegcuana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Allambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karabulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zhalpaktal	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesrivier (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mogumber Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

855 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 382, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 2 October 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	382
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 2 October 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 41, daily 814.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

717 broken records

Margins by which the 717 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1989

Top 20 records on 2 October 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1989	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1989	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1989	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1989	Lusikisiki (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1989	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1989	Wolfridge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1989	Manubie (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1989	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	212.5 mm (8.4 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1989	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1989	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1989	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	90 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1989	East London, ZA	monthly rain	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	18 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1989	Dillon AP, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1989	Pearston (Pol), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1989	Albertvale, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1989	Winterhoek, ZA	monthly rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1989	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1989	Cezu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1989	Silverdales, ZA	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1989	Roelands Village, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	52 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1989. 1989 had 855 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	623
25 to 50	57
50 to 75	21
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2