Weather Records on 2 October 1996

809 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1996. Highest significance: Zhytomyr, UA.

Key Facts for 2 October 1996

On 2 October 1996, 809 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 283 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 755 daily.
Zhytomyr set an all-time record daily precipitation of 119.9 mm (4.7 in) on 2 October 1996.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

809 stations

809 station records on 2 October 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zhytomyr	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Samary	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
La Cruz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Armeria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nieves	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Salada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Callejones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Los Panches (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huerta Vieja	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Estapilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tecoman (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Esperanza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atequiza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Raya	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caitas de Felipe Pescador	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quibor	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Temextla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremiah 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Casimiro Castillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuautitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uruapan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belgaum/Sambra	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Piedras Blancas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jicalan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nedstrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ameca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tekax de Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Queseria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Teocelo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Antunez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Moma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watford City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hindmarsh Valley (Springmount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

809 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 182, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 October 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	182
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 October 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 53, daily 755.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

611 broken records

Margins by which the 611 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1996

Top 20 records on 2 October 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1996	Zhytomyr, UA	all-time rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1996	Samary, RU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1996	La Cruz, MX	monthly rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1996	Colac (Shire Office), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1996	Armeria, MX	daily rain	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1996	Minatitlan, MX	monthly rain	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1996	Nieves, MX	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1996	La Salada, MX	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1996	Callejones, MX	daily rain	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1996	Mantova, IT	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1996	Los Panches (Cfe), MX	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1996	Huerta Vieja, MX	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1996	Cerro de Ortega, MX	monthly rain	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1996	Estapilla, MX	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1996	Chapala, MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1996	Tecoman (Dge), MX	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1996	Presa la Esperanza, MX	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1996	Atequiza, MX	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1996	La Raya, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1996	Caitas de Felipe Pescador, MX	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	6 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1996. 1996 had 809 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 1996-10-02: 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 25	557
25 to 50	44
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2