Weather Records on 2 October 2000

878 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 2000. Highest significance: Stykkisholmur, IS.

Key Facts for 2 October 2000

On 2 October 2000, 878 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
680 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 125 monthly and 753 daily.
Stykkisholmur set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 2 October 2000.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

878 stations

878 station records on 2 October 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stykkisholmur	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hailun	China	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ebersberg-Halbing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presidio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lanihau 68.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guajataca Dam	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Truth Or Consequences Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjing	China	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frontera Amatenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Libres (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boquilla Santa Rosa de la Mis	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leon (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

878 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 470, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 2 October 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	470
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 October 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 125, daily 753.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

581 broken records

Margins by which the 581 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 2000

Top 20 records on 2 October 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 2000	Stykkisholmur, IS	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2000	Elk City 1NE, US	monthly rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2000	Midland 4 ENE, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2000	Reykjavik, IS	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2000	Colorado City, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2000	San Carlos Rsvr, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2000	Manley Hot Springs, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2000	Alvaro Obregon, MX	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2000	Warren, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2000	Norton 9SSE, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2000	Cimarron 4 SW, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2000	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2000	Snowflake, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2000	Saguache, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2000	Ashland #2, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2000	Hobart Muni AP, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2000	Hailun, CN	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2000	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2000	Karasjok, NO	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2000	Meade, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	40 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2000. 2000 had 878 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 10	558
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3