Weather Records on 2 October 1999

1,566 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 1999. Highest significance: Flandreau, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 1999

On 2 October 1999, 1,566 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
403 were record highs and 707 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 105 monthly and 1,461 daily.
Flandreau set a daily record snowfall of 11.4 cm (4.5 in) on 2 October 1999.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,566 stations

1,566 station records on 2 October 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Upington Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tracy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dingle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Forshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holjes	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavsfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mutsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merrylands (Welsford Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muroran	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Voronez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grovelsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jarpliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frolovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kastamonu	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Serafimovic	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,566 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 381, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 326, Heaviest daily rainfall 349, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 2 October 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	381
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	326
Heaviest daily rainfall	349
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 2 October 1999 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 105, daily 1,461.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,356 broken records

Margins by which the 1,356 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 1999

Top 20 records on 2 October 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1999	Flandreau, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	104 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1999	Boggabri (Milchengowrie), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	105 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1999	Upington Agr., ZA	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1999	Tracy, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1999	Sibley, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1999	Dingle, SE	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1999	Brookings 2 NE, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1999	Girilambone (Booroomugga), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	103 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1999	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1999	Wessington Springs, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1999	Forshult, SE	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1999	Pipestone, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1999	Wessington 2SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1999	Wessington Springs, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1999	Tully Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1999	Sheldon, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1999	Yates Ctr, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1999	Basin, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1999	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1999	Ai-Petri, UA	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	79 years	50 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1999. 1999 had 1,566 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 20	1,254
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	29
60 to 80	15
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	6
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1