Weather Records on 2 October 1994

862 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1994. Highest significance: Cordele, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 1994

On 2 October 1994, 862 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
301 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 817 daily.
Cordele set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 2 October 1994.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

862 stations

862 station records on 2 October 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Kolezma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Valdosta Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Skq Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Palmira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Do Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bugt	China	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miami WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grebbeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swainsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Antonio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orskog	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bollebygd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Arroyo Prieto (Cf	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Segeza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

862 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 370, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 2 October 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	370
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 2 October 1994 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 41, daily 817.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

689 broken records

Margins by which the 689 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1994

Top 20 records on 2 October 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1994	Cordele, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1994	Kolezma, RU	all-time rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1994	Valdosta Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1994	Creston 2 SW, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1994	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1994	Skq Dam, US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1994	Nova Palmira, BR	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1994	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1994	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1994	Kaycee, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1994	Milton Exp STN, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1994	Camilla 3SE, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1994	Ft Morgan, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1994	Lumber City, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1994	City of Melbourne Bay, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1994	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1994	Passo Do Prata, BR	daily rain	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1994	Boras, SE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1994	Frankfort, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1994	Beaufort MCAS, US	all-time rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	46 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1994. 1994 had 862 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	629
25 to 50	35
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1