Weather Records on 2 October 2005

1,136 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 October 2005. Highest significance: Atchison, US.

Key Facts for 2 October 2005

On 2 October 2005, 1,136 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
853 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 126 monthly and 1,007 daily.
Atchison set a daily record precipitation of 95.8 mm (3.8 in) on 2 October 2005.
Across 164 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,136 stations

1,136 station records on 2 October 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 October 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Oskaloosa 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Izamal Escuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	222.8 mm (8.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Troy 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dixie	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dinghai	China	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dixie	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Telchac Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wanship Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.2 C (104.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agadez	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Onega	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Polo	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Lagunita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,136 records

Records set or tied on 2 October 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 385, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 468, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 2 October 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	385
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	468
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 2 October 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 126, daily 1,007.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

772 broken records

Margins by which the 772 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 145.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 October 2005

Top 20 records on 2 October 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 2005	Atchison, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2005	Oskaloosa 4 NE, US	all-time rain	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2005	Izamal Escuela, MX	monthly rain	222.8 mm (8.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2005	Leavenworth, US	monthly rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 October 2005	Troy 3N, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2005	Riggins, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2005	Bucuresti-Baneasa, RO	monthly rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2005	Circleville 7 SW, US	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2005	Princeville Rch 1117, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2005	Pembina, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	105 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2005	Kirksville Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2005	Fuzhou, CN	daily rain	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2005	Trujillo Alto 2 SSW, PR	monthly rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2005	Dixie, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2005	Effingham, US	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	145.1 mm (5.7 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2005	Scipio, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2005	Coalville, US	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2005	Heber, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2005	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2005	Dinghai, CN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	42 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2005. 2005 had 1,136 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	737
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1