Weather Records on 2 October 1991

604 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1991. Highest significance: Iguala (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 2 October 1991

On 2 October 1991, 604 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
394 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 74 monthly and 530 daily.
Iguala (Smn) set a daily record precipitation of 81.8 mm (3.2 in) on 2 October 1991.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

604 stations

604 station records on 2 October 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Taiyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria da Vitoria (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jiexiu	China	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Unai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rjazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Voronez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Suhinici	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Pocitas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Lucas Ojitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnoshelye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gotnja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abre Campo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pjalica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Voronez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bakko I Hol	Norway	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ersov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miyako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Manantial	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tepalcingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paveletz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ponyri	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Cecil Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chania	Greece	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kolomna	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tambov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

604 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 2 October 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	198
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 2 October 1991 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 74, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

460 broken records

Margins by which the 460 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1991

Top 20 records on 2 October 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1991	Iguala (Smn), MX	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1991	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	monthly high min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1991	Taiyuan, CN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1991	Santa Maria da Vitoria (Pcd), BR	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1991	Jiexiu, CN	monthly rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1991	Elatma, RU	monthly high min	13.6 C (56.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1991	Unai, BR	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1991	Shenkursk, RU	monthly high min	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1991	Krasnaja_Gora, RU	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1991	Cluj Napoca, RO	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1991	Lajas Substn, PR	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1991	Elatma, RU	monthly high max	23.6 C (74.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1991	Tot-Ma, RU	daily high min	11.9 C (53.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1991	Astrakan, RU	monthly high max	29.5 C (85.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1991	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1991	Pratt 3NW, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1991	Viljujsk, RU	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1991	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1991	Rjazan, RU	monthly high min	15.4 C (59.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1991	Voronez, RU	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	38 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1991. 1991 had 604 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 50	458
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1