Weather Records on 2 October 1992

1,434 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1992. Highest significance: Escarcega (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 2 October 1992

On 2 October 1992, 1,434 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
648 were record highs and 593 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 137 monthly and 1,295 daily.
Escarcega (Smn) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 236.0 mm (9.3 in) on 2 October 1992.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,434 stations

1,434 station records on 2 October 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bengbu	China	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wanyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kirs	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gisborne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chengde	China	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kumeny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cekunda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jaransk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sakun'ja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Penong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boxian	China	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pustunich	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vetluga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falenky	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bohodukhiv	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madura Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sancursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aquespala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Park River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,434 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 460, Lowest daily maximum 201, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 392, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 2 October 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	460
Lowest daily maximum	201
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	392
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 2 October 1992 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 137, daily 1,295.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,067 broken records

Margins by which the 1,067 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1992

Top 20 records on 2 October 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1992	Escarcega (Smn), MX	all-time rain	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	19 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1992	P-Ranch South Place, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1992	San Isidro, MX	all-time rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	9 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1992	Bengbu, CN	monthly rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1992	Wanyuan, CN	monthly rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1992	Kirs, RU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1992	Gisborne, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1992	Chengde, CN	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1992	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1992	Kumeny, RU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1992	Cekunda, RU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1992	Jaransk, RU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1992	Sakun'ja, RU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1992	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1992	Penong, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1992	Boxian, CN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1992	Pustunich, MX	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1992	Ft Kent, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1992	McKinley Park, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1992	Vetluga, RU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	43 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1992. 1992 had 1,434 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	1,061
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1